In a major development for Bengal cricket, former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly is set to return as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for a second term. Earlier, Sourav Ganguly denied his role after his tenure as the President of the Control Board for Cricket in India (BCCI).
As reported by Cricblogger, Ganguly will soon once again take over as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) – before becoming the BCCI President in 2019, he has the same position he has expected to succeed as his elder brother, Sneesh Ganguli as CAB President.
Sourav Ganguly again took charge of Bengal cricket
However, it is not clear whether the decision to bring back the former Indian captain into the cab would agree, but his recent efforts to join the State Association have been warmly welcomed, making the way of smoothie compared to his return.
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The return of the former BCCI President is seen as a major boost for Bengal cricket, with many expectations that their strong leadership and experience will once again take the game to higher heights in the state.
A source told Kricabogger, “It is very good news for Bengal cricket that Dada is back back to the cab (Cricket Association of Bengal).”
Sourav Ganguly’s cab return can end the tenure of its Delhi capitals
In particular, Ganguly, who retired from international cricket in 2008 and all forms of cricket in 2012 were selected as CAB President in July 2014 and served until 2019. Following his tenure as the BCCI president, the legend cricketer was named as the director of the cricket of Delhi Capital in the IPL.
If the former BCCI president is elected as the CAB president, it will probably end its time with the capitals of Delhi. The former Indian batsman was previously working as his director of cricket, but was replaced by Venugopal Rao before IPL 2025.
After that, Ganguly continued to work as the director of the Delhi Capital Women’s Team at WPL and also included Pretoria Capital in the SA20 League.
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Sourav Ganguly’s career highlight
Speaking about Sourav Ganguly’s career, he is one of the most prestigious cricket captains of India, called “Dada”. Known as “Rajkumar of Kolkata”, Ganguly made his international debut in 1992 and made his Test debut at Lord’s with a amazing century in 1996.
He scored over 18,500 international runs, 113 Tests and 311 to play Odis. Ganguly hit 38 centuries and 107 half -centuries in forms in the international field. The stylish left -handed batsman formed a malignant inauguration with Sachin Tendulkar in Odis.
Ganguly was a fearless leader who changed Indian cricket with his aggressive mindset. Under its captaincy, India reached the 2003 World Cup final and won many historic victories in Test cricket. He also nurtured Indian icons like MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag. After retiring, he became a commentator and served Indian cricket in administrative roles.
