Sourav Ganguly’s tenure as Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president has been nothing less than exciting and it has also been discussed highly. The Covid-19 outbreak might have hampered his plans and various other events but apart from it, Ganguly’s tenure saw multiple achievements in Indian cricket as team India played its first-ever Day/Night Test match during Ganguly’s stint.
Despite, the threats of deadly Covid-19 pandemic; the Indian Premier League (IPL) was organized twice.
Ganguly recalls
While talking about his legacy as BCCI president, Ganguly said that he “won't be able to tell it now” but he did admit that it has been “under tough circumstances due to Covid-19 over the last two years.”
"I don't think it's more challenging. What's my legacy? Well, I won't be able to tell it now. Let's see what happens. It is up to you all to judge my legacy, it is what it is. But it has been under tough circumstances due to Covid-19 over the last two years. The pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world and we are fortunate that we could still manage to get a majority of cricket done," Ganguly told Sportstar.
Currently, former India skipper Rahul Dravid is the head coach of the Indian team, former India batter VVS Laxman is presently heading the National Cricket Academy (NCA). In a situation like this, former India skipper said that they “have put everything in place” and currently a “new NCA facility is being built.”
“We have put everything in place," Ganguly commented.
“Laxman and Rahul work together. There are coaches who work alongside them. The U-19 coaches, too, work with the NCA and some of them are currently with the team in the World Cup. The new NCA facility is being built, the construction will start probably this month. It will take 18 months to finish. Everything has been put in place.”
New challenges
Indian team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma will take on West Indies. After Virat Kohli’s resignation as Test team skipper, Indian team management will have to find a new player to lead the team in the shortest format of the game.
While talking about the challenges, expectations and results in the upcoming tournaments Ganguly said that he does not want to “put pressure on them by expecting too much.”
“I don't expect and don't want to put pressure on them by expecting too much. I just wish them all the very best. I hope they do well. They are a great side, who will always be contenders and I hope they play well," he added.
