Jagmohan Dalmiya on Monday dismissed Ganguly as a "baccha" (child) and remarked that "it was not right to talk about bacchas".
KOLKATA: Triumphant after his re-election as Bengal cricket boss, Jagmohan Dalmiya on Monday dismissed Sourav Ganguly as a "baccha" (child) and remarked that "it was not right to talk about bacchas".
The former Indian captain had deserted Dalmiya at the last minute in his high-voltage contest to retain his position as the CAB president for which the Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee, backed by the Chief Minister, was the rival candidate.
"He is a baccha. It's not right to talk about bacchas,"
Dalmiya said responding to persistent questions from scribes on whether he would still back Ganguly who had sent an email days before the CAB elections accusing the ruling faction of 'playing' with his career.
As CAB president, Dalmiya said he was committed to help the players of Bengal. "I'll definitely help him," he told a media conference
"Why only Sourav? As president and secretary of BCCI, I stood by (Virender) Sehwag during the ball tampering controversy. I also supported Sachin (Tendulkar), Harbhajan (Singh) when the going got tough for them," he said.
"I have always looked after players. It is a religion for me. And, I cannot compromise on this."
Asked whether he would fight for Ganguly's return to the Indian team, Dalmiya said "Why not? I've always been optimistic about his return. I've always said that there is a lot of cricket left in him."
Dalmiya said, however, that if the CAB members wanted, there could be a discussion on Ganguly's allegation that his faction had leaked Indian coach Greg Chappell's email to the Board last September.
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