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Ganguly ready to become CAB president again

Sourav Ganguly, the outgoing chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will again return to the post of the President of his state unit Bengal Cricket Association (CAB). The former India captain on Saturday said that he will contest the CAB elections. Ganguly had to step down from the post of BCCI president as no one in the board has held the post for more than three years so far. He was the CAB President for four years between 2015 and 2019 before becoming the BCCI President.

Ganguly told PTI, “Yes, I will contest the CAB elections.I plan to file my nomination on October 22. I had been in the CAB for five years and as per the rules of the Lodha recommendations, I can continue in this post for another four years. But the nomination of the former Indian player will change a lot of equations.

Ganguly said, “I will decide my panel on October 20. lets see. Events watchers feel that a lot will depend on what the BCCI decides regarding the ICC chairman. A senior BCCI official (with a close watch on the events) said on the condition of anonymity, “It has always been the case with Sourav that there has been a last minute change. In 2019, he had closely defeated Brajesh Patel for the post of BCCI President in which the equations changed at the last minute. ,

“Don’t forget that the ICC chairman’s nomination is also to be filed on October 20. Whether the decision of powerful people in BCCI changes or not, the question remains. At present, if BCCI’s stand is seen, then the chances of Ganguly becoming the BCCI candidate for the post of ICC President are less than 10 percent.

If BCCI officials have a change of heart, Ganguly as CAB president will continue to be relevant in the administrative corridors of the board as their representative in various board meetings. But there are many equations that always work and clarity on this will come only after the BCCI’s general annual meeting on October 18 in Mumbai. There were also rumors that Ganguly had decided to step down due to bitter circumstances but these were refuted by Arun Dhumal, who became Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, in an interview to PTI.

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