Sourav Ganguly made a statement on the allegation of interfering in the team selection, said- I do the work that the BCCI President should do
Sourav Ganguly faced a lot of criticism within a challenging 26 months as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in which he had to deal with the troubles caused by Kovid-19, but he was impressed by the selectors. There were also allegations of doing and not doing much for women’s cricket during her tenure.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly not only rubbished the allegations of involving himself in the selection meetings and influencing the selection process, but also reminded his critics that the famous cricketer before becoming the BCCI President and played 424 international matches which included 113 Tests. He said that the rumors of influencing the selection process are baseless. A picture of Ganguly sitting in a meeting with former selection committee chairman MSK Prasad, then captain Virat Kohli, then vice-captain Rohit Sharma and other office-bearers was going viral, leading to speculation that Ganguly had been involved in selection meetings in the past. Had happened.
In a conversation with PTI, Ganguly said, “I don’t think I need anyone to answer on this and any of these baseless allegations need to be made significant. I am the BCCI President and I do whatever the BCCI President should do. And let me also tell you, I saw a photo on social media in which I was shown sitting in the selection committee meeting.
All smiles at the Senior Selection Committee meeting earlier this afternoon as the teams for the forthcoming T20I & Test series against Bangladesh were announced #TeamIndia 🇮🇳🇮🇳📸📸 pic.twitter.com/BxA1S6Hc0Z
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 24, 2019
In a tweet in 2019, the BCCI shared a picture of the selection committee meeting for India’s home series against Bangladesh, in which the board president was also posing for the camera.
He further said, “I would like to clarify that this photo (in which Ganguly, Jay Shah, captain Virat Kohli and joint secretary Jayesh George are seated) was not from the selection committee meeting. Jayesh George is not a part of the selection committee. I have played 424 international matches for India. It’s not a bad idea to get this to people occasionally. (laughs)”
Sourav Ganguly has given his opinion on the relationship with Jay Shah in BCCI in the last 26 months. Ganguly said, “I have a wonderful relationship with Jai. He is a good friend and a trusted ally. Me, Jai, Arun (Dhumal) and Jayesh (George) we have been working together in these two years to take the Board forward, especially during the difficult times of COVID-19. Cricket should be played to ensure this. I would say these two years have been wonderful. We have done this as a team.
