Mumbai | Jagran Sports Desk: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took the charge as the President of Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI).

Ganguly, who arrived at the apex body's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai, will serve only nine months as BCCI president as the ‘Cooling Off’ period clause in the new BCCI constitution makes it mandatory for board officials to step down after 6 years in office.

He was the only candidate to file his nomination for the post and was elected unopposed.

"It's official - @SGanguly99 formally elected as the President of BCCI," the BCCI tweeted.

In the meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah was also made the secretary while Mahim Verma of Uttarakhand became the new vice-president. Former BCCI president and current junior finance minster Anurag Thakur's younger brother Arun Dhumal became the treasurer while Kerala's Jayesh George took the joint secretary's position.

One of the most elegant left-handers to have represented India, Ganguly is expected to make use of his experience gained as the secretary and later president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).

The former Indian captain will have to set a few goals. However, his primary objective is the restructuring of first-class cricket as well as getting the administration back in shape along with getting India's position of reverence back in the corridors of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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Ganguly, who is also known as ‘Dada’, will also face the challenge of having quality cricketers on board as far as the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and national selection committees are concerned and his take on veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni's international future, Day/Night Test cricket, permanent Test centres will also be discussed.

His tenure begins at a time when the International Cricket Council has left India out of its newly-formed working group, which might affect the country's share in the ICC revenue.

(With PTI inputs)


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