Sourav Ganguly, Former India Captain, Takes Over As BCCI President

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Sourav Ganguly took over as the BCCI president while Jay Shah starts his tenure as the new secretary.

Sourav Ganguly, former India captain, took over as the president of Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) on Wednesday. Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, began his tenure as the new secretary while Arun Dhumal takes office as treasurer. Dhumal is the younger brother of Minister of State for Finance and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur. There were no elections held for appointments of the posts since all candidates emerged unopposed after weeks of lobbying and hectic parleys.

 

Ganguly is the first India cricketer after the Maharaja of Vizianagaram to become the president of Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI).

"I'm confident that as BCCI President he will take cricket to greater heights. I am hopeful that Jay Shah and Sourav Ganguly and their team will deliver. This is start of a new era for Indian cricket," said Delhi and Districts Cricket Association chief Rajat Sharma.

Former IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla echoed the sentiment. "Sourav will be an asset because he has been the most successful captain, and he has been most successful CAB President as well" he said.

Ganguly, however, will be able to serve as BCCI president only up to September 2020, as he is currently the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and will have to go into a compulsory cooling off period.

Ganguly took over as CAB president in 2015, following the death of his administrative mentor Jagmohan Dalmiya.

The 47-year-old Sourav Ganguly had said that he wants to emulate Dalmiya's success at the role.

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Sourav Ganguly formally takes over as BCCI president

Sourav Ganguly officially took over as the 39th BCCI president on Wednesday, ending a 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took over as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after being elected unopposed at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Ganguly became the 39th BCCI president and he has been officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI's General Body meeting, ending a 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).

The CoA took over the BCCI on January 30, 2017 and was initially a four-member panel, including Vinod Rai, historian Ramchandra Guha, former India women's cricket team captain Dianna Edulji, and banker Vikram Limaye. However, Guha and Limaye stepped down citing personal reasons while Rai and Edulji continued before Thodge was added to the equation in February this year.

But, with Ganguly and his new team taking over, CoA's watch will come to an end and the BCCI will return to its normal functioning with the new members on board.

Ganguly, 47, will be joined by Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah as the new secretary while Arun Dhumal will be the new treasurer. Kerala's Jayesh George took the joint secretary's position while Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand will be the new vice-president.

Following his nomination last week, Ganguly said that his main aim is to resurrect the image of BCCI.

"I am happy with the appointment because this is the time when BCCI's image has got hampered and it's a great opportunity for me to do something," Ganguly said.

"Whether you are elected unopposed or otherwise, it's a big responsibility because it is the biggest organization in the world of cricket. India is a powerhouse. It will be a challenge," he added.

Ganguly, who also holds the post of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) currently, went on to add that his first aim is to look after the domestic cricketers.

"My first priority will be to look after first-class cricketers. I had requested to the CoA and they have not listened. Ranji Trophy cricket will be the focus. To take care of cricketers' financial interest," he said.

 

 

But, due to his appointment as the head of the BCCI, Ganguly will have to step down as the CAB head as one person cannot serve two positions at a time, which directly accounts for conflict of interest.

However, Ganguly's time at the helm is set to be as short as 9 months as he will enter a mandatory cooling-off period from July 2020 under the new rules as he has been the president of the CAB for the past five years and an administrator can only serve six years at a trot.

Ganguly, who took over as India captain during one of its darkest hours following the 2000 match-fixing scandal, will need to demit office by the end of July next year as per the provisions of new constitution, which makes 'Cooling Off' period mandatory after six years in office.

One of the most elegant left-handers to have represented India, Ganguly is expected to make use of his experience gained as the secretary and later president of Cricket Association of Bengal.

He has set a few goals and the primary ones are 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 International Cricket Council (ICC).

With the conflict of interest rules in place, Ganguly will face the challenge of having quality cricketers on board as far as the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and national selection committees are concerned.

His take on veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni's international future, Day/Night Test cricket, permanent Test centres will also be dissected.

His tenure begins at a time when the International Cricket Council has left India out of its newly-formed working group, which might affect the country's share in the ICC revenue.

The group has been formed to figure out a new governance structure for the world body. 

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CoA reign ends as Ganguly set to take over as 39th BCCI president

Ganguly is the unanimous nomination for the post of BCCI president along with Jay Shah as the secretary.

One of India’s most decorated captains Sourav Ganguly will be taking over as the 39th president of the BCCI on Wednesday at its AGM, ending a tumultuous 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.

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 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, Ganguly will make use of his experience gained as the secretary and later president of 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 International Cricket Council.

With Conflict of Interest rules being an impediment, 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.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to do something good,” the former India captain, who will have to demit office in July, due to compulsory cooling off period, had said last week.

The 10-month is a short period and it also needs to be seen how the former India captain handles the disqualified old guards like N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah, whose children are now officially part of the BCCI.

Ganguly’s relation with IPL chairman Brijesh Patel, a Srinivasan loyalist will also be of interest.

Last but certainly not the least, his take on cricketing policies — Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s international future, Day/Night Test cricket, permanent Test centres will also be dissected.

For CoA, it was an eventful 33-month tenure that comes to an end.

CoA chief Vinod Rai informed the process that will be followed during the AGM.

“First the accounts will be passed for the past three years. Then the electoral officer will announce the election results as everyone is unopposed.

“Today we discussed some of the winding up issues and some minutes of the meetings were to be approved. We finalised tomorrow’s schedule in consideration with Sourav,” Rai told reporters after speaking to Ganguly.

Rai said that he was happy with the Supreme Court order on the day.

“Everything that the Supreme Court has done (orders), I have been very happy with it. We had asked for the directions as we could not have resigned. Since the Supreme Court appointed us, we had to be discharged from our duty from the court.

“Every decision was court mandated. We haven’t changed the constitution. Whatever was given to us, we have worked in that [framework].”

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Good luck to Ganguly.. he will do a great job 👍

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3 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

Good luck to Ganguly.. he will do a great job 👍

He has short period at helm only 9 months...

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1 hour ago, Kool_SRG said:

He has short period at helm only 9 months...

Which is good as well. He will definitely bring in good changes more rapidly... and possibly get extension.

[gilly]

DADAGIRI begins once again.

Hopefully now ordinary players will convert to absolute gems.congrats

 

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11 minutes ago, reality said:

Which is good as well. He will definitely bring in good changes more rapidly... and possibly get extension.

Hopefully but there are some clauses  

 

However 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.

[r2d2]

2 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

around nine months

enough to 'deliver'.... 

[Ram59]

5 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

enough to 'deliver'.... 

but he is impotent