Ganguly on joining politics: Opportunities come but we will see where it goes

Sourav Ganguly on joining politics Opportunities come but we will see where it goesBCCI President Sourav Ganguly kept his cards close to his chest amid mounting speculation that he might take the political plunge ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections saying he will see where it goes amid the opportunities coming his wayGanguly who is still resting at his Kolkata residence post his angioplasty after minor heart attacks knows how there has been speculation of him joining politics more specifically the BJP ahead of the eightphase elections from March 27 to April 29We will see where it goes what opportunities come in the way we will take it from there Ganguly told India Today when asked whats next after cricket administrationGanguly said his life has been full of surprising twists and turns and he has never really had a clue about whats coming next for him When I first became India captain I didnt expect it as Sachin Tendulkar was captaining I probably wouldnt have got it had Sachin not resignedSimilarly when I became BCCI president I didnt know the minute before I would be the BCCI president Thats the way my life has beenSo we will see where it goes he saidAccording to him opportunities need to be considered factoring in various aspects of someones life Opportunities come and you get influenced by a lot of things your family lifestyle work health we will see where it goes he didnt give away anything despite saying a lot of thingsHe laughed off the attention that he gets in his home city Kolkata crediting it to his friendly demeanour I am fortunate to get so much attention I dont seek it and I go about doing my job I lead a normal life in this city I speak to people talk to them and thats my nature I am a very friendly sort of a person with no hang ups I dont take to heart what people say Because I am a popular person I dont believe that I have to be unreachable I lead my life because at the end of the day its life and thats why people are fond of me over hereRisk element factored in while not allowing crowds in IPLGanguly said allowing the crowd in the IPL would have been a bigger logistical issue compared to letting in limited fans during the recentlyconcluded Test series versus EnglandThe BCCI has announced that no crowds will be allowed at the venues Mumbai Kolkata Delhi Chennai Bengaluru and Ahmedabad where the matches will be played with no home games for any franchiseWe have planned it well and we are doing it in clusters There will be three chartered flights at the max for every team Hopefully we will be able to manageDuring England tour teams have only two domestic chartered flights Chennai to Ahmedabad and next will be Ahmedabad to Pune Ganguly told the channelThe numbers are much less but fingers crossed as its a huge tournament the BCCI did it successfully in Dubai and hopefully we can do it this time as well he addedHe didnt say when would the BCCI consider having crowds back for IPL Dont know yet depends on the situation Dubai also was the same he said referring to the 2020 IPL in the UAE Its slightly different from bilateral If you open up for the crowd in IPL with teams practising outside the stadiums you expect crowds to get closer to practising teams during IPL so that could be a risk he said with a note of cautionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever