Kolkata: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly on Friday rubbished speculation that he would be vindictive towards chief coach Ravi Shastri, saying that performance alone will be the parameter of judging individuals during his tenure. Shastri and Ganguly had a public fallout in 2016 when the former reapplied for the coach's job while the latter was part of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that selected Anil Kumble for the position.

In 2017, Shastri got back the job after Kumble resigned following his much-publicised difference of opinion with skipper Virat Kohli. During the India Today Conclave (East) on Friday, Ganguly was asked about conjecture that he has an axe to grind with Shastri because of past differences. "That's why this is called speculation. I don't have an answer to these questions," said Ganguly, dismissing the supposition.