Sourav Ganguly to be next BCCI president?

Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly could be the next Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, after the Supreme Court on Monday sacked Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke as president and secretary respectively.

The former Indian captain's odds of bagging the top spot have risen since he was present at  BCCI's two Annual General Meetings - one of the criterions needed to be the head. Also, since anyone from the state associations can be nominated for the post, Ganguly's popularity will surely work for him. 

The left-handed batsman's name, for the post of BCCI president, has been doing the rounds since over a year now. He was also a member of the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee that probed the Indian Premier League betting and spot-fixing scandal back in 2013. 

Other than Ganguly, the names that are being talked about are TC Matthew (vice-president, West Zone), Gautam Roy (vice-president, East Zone) and CK Khanna (vice-president, Central Zone), who is also the most senior official in the BCCI as of now.