Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly who was officially elected President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday. While Rajiv Shukla, former chairman of IPL, said that the new chairman of the BCCI, Ganguly would prove to be very important to the board.
Meanwhile, talking to the media, the new BCCI president Sourav Ganguly made his stand clear about captain Virat Kohli.
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Ganguly said that Virat Kohli is the most important person in Indian cricket and as a captain, all possible support will be given so that things are easy, not difficult. After taking over as BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly said that he would talk to the Indian captain on Thursday and discuss further.
The way the team has been playing in the last three to four years, this team has been very good in that sense. Virat will get all kinds of support and I would also hold talks with the team management, including head coach Ravi Shastri.
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The BCCI president said clearly, "It will be a full discussion and there will be a mutual discussion about everything, but rest assured, we are here to make things easy, not difficult." Everything will be on the basis of performance. He said, 'Performance is the most important thing and we will decide on the future of Indian cricket
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When asked about a different captain in Test-ODI after the World Cup, Ganguly said, "I don't think this question arises." India is winning at the moment. The Indian team is probably the best team in the world.
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After whitewashing South Africa 3-0 in Ranchi on Tuesday, Kohli spoke of limiting the Test sites to five. Asked about this, Ganguly said, "In terms of Test venues, we have a lot of states, a lot of places so we have to sit with him and see what he wants."
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