IND vs PAK: "I Don't Know Whether The Election Will Be Held Or Not" - Former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly On Cricket Association of Bengal Elections

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has already indicated his interest in contesting for the post of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president after his tenure as the BCCI president comes to an end. As the first step in the battle, he was expected to submit his nomination papers on Saturday, but said that he wasn’t sure whether the elections for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) would go ahead this year.

As of Saturday, October 23, Ganguly had not filed his nomination for CAB president. He said he did not know if anyone else would contest the top spot. The deadline for the submission of nominations for the CAB elections has been extended by one day to October 23.

The former India captain served as the CAB’s president from 2015 to 2019. Ganguly is expected to succeed Avishek Dalmiya as CAB chairman. The deadline for filing nominations has been extended by a day.

Nominations can only be submitted by 5 pm, but Sourav arrived at the CAB after six pm due to “traffic snarls.” However, it is unclear whether he will file his nomination given the current circumstances.

“We will see tomorrow,” the former BCCI president said on Saturday, after meeting some CAB officials, when asked if he would file the nomination on Sunday, the deadline.

“I don’t know who else is submitting the nomination. Tomorrow (Sunday) is the last day. Let’s see. I don’t know whether the election will be held or not. We will see what happens,” Ganguly said on Saturday.

The 50-year-old’s tenure as the BCCI president ended on October 18 as World Cup-winning all-rounder Roger Binny was unanimously elected as the board’s president.

Current CAB President Avishek Dalmiya has been elected as one of the representatives of the Indian Premier League Governing Council. Ganguly’s brother, Snehashish Ganguly, was expected to contest the CAB polls, but the former India cricketer’s confirmation changed the equation.

Spinners Will Be Factor In Australian Big Grounds – Sourav Ganguly

Speaking about India’s T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Pakistan, Ganguly said that spinners will play an important role in Australia.

“In Australia, spinners will always be a factor. Those are big grounds. It’s not easy against spinners in Australia,” he said.

The most awaited day of the year for cricket fans has finally arrived as India will take on Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 opening encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, October 23.

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