Last Updated: October 15, 2022, 20:47 IST
Sourav Ganguly’s tenure as BCCI president has ended. (AFP Photo)
The annual general meeting of the CAB is scheduled on October 31 and elections, if any, will be conducted on the same day
Outgoing BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly will be back as the president of his state unit, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), the former India captain said on Saturday.
Ganguly, who had to step down from the BCCI president’s post as there is no precedence of anyone continuing in the top job for more than three years, had been the CAB president for four years between 2015 to 2019 before coming to the BCCI.
“Yes, I will be contesting the CAB polls. I plan to file my nomination on October 22. I have been in CAB for five years and as per Lodha Rules, I can continue for another four years,” Ganguly told PTI.
There was a strong buzz that Ganguly’s elder brother Snehasish would contest in place of Avishek Dalmiya for the top post, but the former India player’s nomination changes a lot of equations.
“I will finalise my panel on October 20. Let’s see,” Ganguly said.
Earlier this week, the former India captain broke his silence on his exit from the BCCI President’s chair, saying all have to face rejections some time or the other.
“No one can continue as the administrator throughout his life. All have to face rejections some time or the other. When you look at quick success it never happens. Remember, one does not become Narendra Modi or Sachin Teldulkar or an Ambani overnight,” he had said.
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