Listing the only 4 Indian players who became BCCI president

#4 Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

In a recent turn of events, Sourav Ganguly was handed the post of BCCI president. He was the lone candidate for the job and therefore was elected unopposed. All the members of the BCCI met at an informal setting in Mumbai and unanimously decided on Sourav Ganguly’s name as a stand against the functioning of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA). However, according to the sources, Ganguly’s reign is expected to be for a duration of only 10 months.

Sourav Ganguly played 113 Tests for India, scoring 7212 runs at a decent average of 42.17. Known as the God of offside, he dominated play against fast bowlers as he lifted them over covers and point for a boundary at will. He was specifically brutal against the leg-spinners, dancing down the track and hitting them with the spin over the long-on boundary for maximums.

In limited-overs format, Ganguly represented India in 311 ODIs and scored 11363 runs at an impressive average of 41.02. From 2000 to 2005, he captained India in 49 Test matches, winning 21 and losing 13. He also famously led India to their second World Cup final in 2003 against Australia.

Ganguly took over the reins of the Indian team when its image was tarnished due to the match-fixing scandals involving prominent cricketers. The stage is set again for ‘Dada’ to do wonders with a post that is in constant media and legal scrutiny.