Published 11:31 IST, October 23rd 2019
Sourav Ganguly formally elected as 39th BCCI President sans opposition
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly was formally elected as the 39th BCCI President on Wednesday, making him the second cricketer to take over reins of BCCI
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly was formally elected as the 39th BCCI President on Wednesday, making him the second cricketer to take over the reins of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) in 65 years. Sourav Ganguly faced no opposition as he was elected as President. All eyes are now on the former Indian skipper, whose stint as the BCCI President has kept everyone anticipating what Sourav Ganguly has in store for the game and its state in the country. Sourav Ganguly had made his priorities clear while he was filing his nomination for the post and said that the condition of first-class and domestic cricket in the country will be his first priority apart from addressing issues related to age-frauds.
Sourav Ganguly takes over as 39th BCCI President
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Sourav Ganguly is the unanimous nomination for the post of BCCI president along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay as the secretary. Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand is the new vice-president. Former BCCI president and current MoS finance Anurag Thakur's younger brother Arun Dhumal is the treasurer while Kerala's Jayesh George is the joint secretary. However Sourav Ganguly will have a curtailed tenure of around nine months as he would need to demit office by the end of July, next year as per the provisions of new constitutions, which makes 'Cooling-Off' period mandatory after six years in office. Easily one of the most high profile names to assume office, Sourav Ganguly will make use of his experience gained as the secretary and later president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which will come in handy. He has set a few goals -- primary being restructuring of first-class cricket as well as getting the administration back in shape along with getting India's position of reverence back in the corridors of the International Cricket Council. With Conflict of Interest rules being an impediment, Sourav Ganguly will also face the challenge of having quality cricketers on board as far as the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and national selection committee are concerned. Last but certainly not the least, his take on cricketing policies -- Mahendra Singh Dhoni's international future, Day/Night Test cricket, permanent Test centers will also be dissected.
Updated 11:42 IST, October 23rd 2019