"He Is The Best Man To Do The Job" - Virender Sehwag On BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Former India opener Virender Sehwag sounded extremely happy with the appointment of former teammate Sourav Ganguly as the new BCCI President. Notably, Ganguly took over the charge on October 23 after the General Body Meeting.

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Ganguly,  who served as national captain between 2000 and 2005, won the election unopposed. Previously, he has served as the Cricket Association of Bengal President from 2015. He took over the role after the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya, the best administrator Indian cricket have ever witnessed.

The legendary cricketer became only the second Indian cricketer after Maharaja of Vizianagaram to take charge as full-time BCCI President. Speaking on the appointment, Virender Sehwag, said that it was very heartening to hear. The former cricketer also praised Sourav Ganguly for putting first-class cricket at the top in his agenda.

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“It was really heartening to hear that Ganguly wants to start from home. One of his opening statements was about improving India’s domestic cricket. He is the best man to do the job. Ganguly knows the problems at the grassroots. When he was dropped from the Indian team, he spent a lot of time travelling around the country. I still remember that when he returned to the Indian team, he used to talk about what was lacking in the domestic circuit,” Sehwag wrote in his column for The Indian Express.

Furthermore, Virender Sehwag heaped praise on Sourav Ganguly- the leader. He also added that a lot of cricketers benefitted a lot from Ganguly’s captaincy and he feels that Indian cricket might get a huge push forward with Ganguly as the new boss.

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“He gave a player the kind of confidence that makes him forget that he has actually flopped in the last eight to 10 innings,” said Sehwag. “By some strange miracle, the player would think that he was actually performing well. And with that confidence, he would give his 100 percent all the time and win matches. That I think was Dada’s biggest strength as a leader,” Sehwag concluded.