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Ganguly, however, will be able to serve as BCCI President only until September 2020. (Photo: File)

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Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly (Cricket Association of Bengal) has filed his nomination for the post of BCCI President.

15 Oct 2019 2:35 PM

Sourav Ganguly thanked his former teammate, VVS Laxman, for the congratulatory message. (Photo: File)

'Indian cricket will continue to prosper under Ganguly undoubtedly': VVS Laxman

The former Indian skipper is expected to be elected unopposed at the board's Annual General Meeting on October 23.

15 Oct 2019 12:22 PM

In the picture, Sourav Ganguly can be seen with Jay Shah (set to become Secretary), Jayesh George (set to become BCCI Joint Secretary), Anurag Thakur and Arun Dhumal ( set to become Treasurer). (Photo: Twitter/Sourav Ganguly)

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Ganguly on Monday had said that "it is a very important time in Indian cricket administration" after filing nomination for BCCI President.

15 Oct 2019 12:19 PM

Sourav Ganguly, N. Srinivasan, Niranjan Shah and Rajiv Shukla at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

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Sourav Ganguly to take over as the chief of BCCI.

15 Oct 2019 1:37 AM

The 47-year-old also talked about the conflict of interest which was the burning topic after Rahul's Dravid's appointment as the head of National Cricket Academy. (Photo: File)

Ganguly reacts after filing BCCI President nomination

Ganguly, however, will be able to serve as BCCI President only until September 2020.

14 Oct 2019 6:56 PM

Sourav Ganguly also said his first priority in the short tenure would be to look after 'first-class cricketers'. (Photo: File)

'Taking over at a time when BCCI image has got hampered': Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly pipped Brijesh Patel in a see-saw battle and is expected to be the only presidential nominee.

14 Oct 2019 10:35 AM

The 47-year-old Sourav Ganguly, who is currently the president of Cricket Association of Bengal, (CAB) will have to demit his post in September, 2020 as he will go into compulsory cooling off period. (Photo: AFP)

Saurav Ganguly set to be new BCCI President: reports

N Srinivasan regains control of board while Home Minister Amit Shah’s son will be secretary.

14 Oct 2019 8:37 AM

Ever since his speech at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been under severe scrutiny, and in a latest, former cricketer Sourav Ganguly on Thursday labelled Khan's address as 'rubbish' and said that this is not the cricketer the world knew of. (Photo: AP)

Sourav Ganguly criticizes Imran Khan after his UNGA speech

Ganguly made this comment while replying to Sehwag's tweet in which he had shared a video of Imran Khan.

04 Oct 2019 8:51 AM

Sourav Ganguly believes that Ravi Shastri should repay the faith instilled in him by the board by winning some major trophies, something that he has not done until now. (Photo: AFP)

'Ravi Shastri is the right man for the job, but…': says Sourav Ganguly

Shastri had blamed Ganguly for his snub for the head coach position in 2015 as the latter was a member of the CAC back then.

03 Oct 2019 4:25 PM

Sourav Ganguly went on to state that Rishabh Pant is a longterm bet for India and also a solution of India’s woes. (Photo: AFP)

Ganguly backs Pant despite youngster's poor form

Rishabh Pant has come under a lot of scrutinies after his poor showing against West Indies and South Africa.

28 Sep 2019 2:50 PM

Ganguly further stated that South Africa are currently going trhough a rebuilding phase. (Photo: File)

Sourav Ganguly opens up about KL Rahul's future in Team India

Ganguly also acknowledged Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey as two possible contenders for the No.4 spot of the Indian team.

21 Sep 2019 4:31 PM

The former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, has picked two youngsters who can rival KL Rahul for the No 4 position for India in ODIs. (Photo: File)

Sourav Ganguly reveals the contenders for India’s No 4 spot in ODIs

The No. 4 position is perhaps one of the most widely debated subjects when it comes to the Indian batting order.

19 Sep 2019 6:11 PM

Terming India a dangerous side at home, former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said they start firm favourites to win the contests against South Africa. (Photo: AFP)

India firm favourites against South Africa, states Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly said that Virat Kohli is still the best batsman in the world but Steve Smith's records also speak for itself.

17 Sep 2019 8:44 AM

Former India captain and Delhi Capitals mentor Sourav Ganguly said that their franchise will be happy to have senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in their ranks. (Photo: BCCI)

Ganguly will be 'happy' if Ashwin plays for Delhi Captials

Ashwin led KXIP for a couple of seasons without much success and there has been news that Kings XI Punjab is ready to trade him off.

01 Sep 2019 12:12 PM

Ganguly doesn't want people to "jump the gun" as far as Dhoni's future is concerned. (Photo: File)

Ganguly: 'Didn't expect Dhoni to be picked for SA T20s as Pant deserves more chances'

The 38-year-old Dhoni's future in international cricket has been a topic of debate with the national selectors look towards the future.

31 Aug 2019 7:33 PM

Kohli went past former captain Sourav Ganguly to achieve the feat. (Photo: PTI)

Virat Kohli becomes most successful Indian captain in overseas Tests

India will take on the Caribbean side in the second Test, beginning August 30 at Jamaica.

26 Aug 2019 10:13 AM

Along with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, Ganguly has been at the receiving end of conflict of interest notices for being the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president as well as the mentor of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. (Photo:File)

'Conflict of interest must be practical': Sourav Ganguly, cites Ricky Ponting's example

Earlier this month, the former captain expressed his displeasure after Dravid was issued a notice by BCCI's ethics officer DK Jain.

23 Aug 2019 9:00 PM

Sourav Ganguly on Friday hoped the reappointment of the familiar Ravi Shastri as head coach will help India prevail in the 'big games' and break the jinx of not winning a major ICC tournament in recent years. (Photo:AFP)

Sourav Ganguly hopes India win ICC trophies after Shastri's re-appointment

India's last ICC tournament triumph was the win in the 2013 Champions Trophy.

23 Aug 2019 8:14 PM

Just two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, Gill is making waves despite having played just two ODIs with former captain Sourav Ganguly among those left surprised by his omission from the senior team's ongoing tour of the West Indies. (Photo: Twitter)

Shubhman Gill's cricket is influenced a lot by Rahul Dravid

Gill also top-scored for India A in the unofficial one-day series against the same opposition, accumulating 218 runs.

22 Aug 2019 8:30 PM

Rohit, 32, has cemented his place at the top of the batting order in the Twenty20 and 50-over formats and finished with the most number of runs in the World Cup in England recently. (Photo: AP)

Sourav Ganguly tells India to play Rohit Sharma as opener in Tests

The only player in the world with three double hundreds in one-day internationals, Rohit bats in the middle order in the longest format.

22 Aug 2019 1:22 PM

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