Sourav Ganguly set to become president of Bengal Cricket Association, again

Outgoing BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly will return as the president of his state unit, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), the former India captain said on Saturday.

Ganguly, who had to step down as BCCI president as there is no precedent to continue in the top post for more than three years, was the CAB president for four years between 2015 and 2019 before joining the BCCI.

“Yes, I will contest the CAB election. I plan to file my nomination on October 22. I have been in the CAB for five years and as per the Lodha rules, I can continue for four more years,” Ganguly told PTI.

There was strong talk that Ganguly’s elder brother Snehashish would replace Avishek Dalmiya for the top post, but the former India player’s nomination changes a lot of equations.

Ganguly said, ‘I will finalize my panel on October 20. lets see.’

Originally published at Pen 18