Sourav Ganguly Might Continue As BCCI President Till 2024

Sourav Ganguly taking over as the president of BCCI in October was a bitter-sweet moment for the Indian cricket fraternity. Fans and cricketers were delighted to see the former India skipper taking over as the board’s supremo on October 23. He became the first India captain to head the board in 65 years. Sourav Ganguly has already made it clear why everyone was delighted with his appointment.

But at the same time, there was some bitterness or rather disappointment with the appointment since Ganguly was only given ten months to remain in charge of the board. As per rules, Ganguly, who was the president of Cricket Association of Bengal before taking over as BCCI head, will have to go on a cooling off period of three years from September.

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Change in plans:

Well,  Sourav Ganguly might continue in his post as the BCCI president till 2024 after his team on Sunday decided to abolish the Supreme Court-mandated administrative reforms on tenure cap of the board’s office-bearers. The decision was taken in the BCCI 88th Annual General Meeting to ensure Ganguly’s tenure as BCCI chief doesn’t end next year.

As per the current rule, a cooling-off period of three years is mandatory for any office-bearer who has served two three-year terms at a state association or the BCCI. However, if Supreme Court gives the approval to scrap the current rule, Ganguly will not have to serve the cooling period.

“All the proposed amendments have been approved and will be forwarded to the Supreme Court,” a top official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

An approval from the apex court is now awaited on the move. If the Supreme Court delivers a positive verdict then Ganguly will have enough time to make things right in BCCI which has suffered a lot in recent times. The Ganguly-led team has proposed a new amendment pushing the cooling-off period for an individual only after he has finished two terms (six years), at the board and state association separately. If successfully passed with three-fourth majority in Supreme Court, the rule will mean Ganguly will have his tenure extended till 2024.