Sourav Ganguly set to become Cricket Association of Bengal president again

Outgoing BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly will be back as the president of his state unit the Cricket Association of Bengal CAB the former India captain said on SaturdayGanguly who had to step down from the BCCI presidents post as there is no precedence of anyone continuing in the top job for more than three years had been the CAB president for four years between 2015 to 2019 before coming to the apex bodyYes I will be contesting the CAB polls I plan to file my nomination on October 22 I have been in CAB for five years and as per Lodha rules I can continue for another four years Ganguly told PTIThere was a strong buzz that Gangulys elder brother Snehasish would contest in place of Avishek Dalmiya for the top post but the former India players nomination changes a lot of equationsI will finalise my panel on October 20 Lets see Ganguly saidThose who are tracking the developments feel that a lot will depend on what kind of decisions the powers that be in the BCCI take on the ICC chairmanshipAlso Read Roger Binny to replace Ganguly as BCCI president Jay Shah to remain secretaryWith Sourav there will always be an element of drama involved In 2019 he beat Brijesh Patel for BCCI presidents post in a literal photo finish with power equations changing at last moment a senior BCCI official and a close witness to the events then told PTI on the condition of anonymityDont forget that there is an ICC chairmans nomination to be filed on October 20 Whether the powerful people in the BCCI have a change of heart is the question he saidAs of now Gangulys chances of becoming the BCCI nominee for the ICC chairmanship is less than 10 percent if one goes by the mood in the BoardIf there is no change in heart among the BCCI mandarins then Ganguly as CAB president would mean that he would remain relevant in the Boards administrative corridors in some capacity being their representative at the various board meetingsBut there are a lot of equations that are always at play and the picture will only be clear post the BCCIs Annual General Meeting AGM on October 18 in MumbaiThere were rumours that Ganguly stepped down in acrimonious circumstances but the soontobe IPL chairman Arun Dhumal in an interview to PTI rubbished themThis 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