The 'Prince of Kolkata' also served as the Cricket Association of Bengal president for the last three years.
Sourav Ganguly will have to quit from his position after ten months next year after being newly appointed as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) due to the cooling-off period which every board official has to go through according to the new rules.
The 'Prince of Kolkata' also served as the Cricket Association of Bengal president for the last three years.
Former India cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir expressed his thoughts on how the former skipper should remain as the BCCI President beyond the ten months period.
"Indian cricket has been scoring winners across the board. For starters, former India captain Sourav Ganguly being announced as the next BCCI president is a big leap taken by Indian cricket," Gambhir wrote in his TOI column.
"Normally, BCCI functioning is seen as regressive and opaque but this unprecedented move to have a former cricketer in this important post is a pleasant aberration."
"I don't know how it happened and I am not keen on knowing it either. I am just glad that Indian cricket will be headed by someone who understands the eco-system."
"The changes he has brought about at Cricket Association of Bengal is a clear indication that Dada is not merely a former cricketer who'd bring on-field changes," Gambhir added.
"His administrative skills will be tested but if I know Dada well, his ability of inclusive growth will hold him in good stead. But I just hope that Dada gets more than 10 months to perform otherwise it will be a wasted exercise."
Gambhir also added how he wants Sourav to keep all the right personel around him during this time as the BCCI president.
"I'd also hope that he gets support from those who are taking turns to congratulate Dada."
"As a cricketer, he could achieve results because he had support from within the dressing room and also from BCCI board room. Things would have been challenging for Dada without the support of the late Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya," he added.
"While he and then coach John Wright groomed guys like Sehwag, Nehra, Yuvraj, Harbhajan and Zaheer, Dada was also lucky to have all-out support from Dravid, Kumble, Tendulkar and Laxman."
"He'd need similar support now again from the BCCI bigwigs who know where the landmines are. Trust me, the world will be watching Indian cricket with even more interest from now on," Gambhir concluded.
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