BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur has confirmed that no final decision has been taken on Sourav Ganguly‘s expected role in the Indian Cricket setup and said that the board needs some time to decide on that.
It has been learnt that BCCI Chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, who shares a good rapport with Ganguly, wants him to take up the advisory role on all matters related to Indian Cricket. But Thakur has cleared the air by saying that whatever decided will be in the best interest of the Indian Cricket.
He said:
“Sourav’s contribution to Indian cricket has been great. He’s been a great cricketer. It will be worth waiting and whatever will be decided will be in the interest of the Indian cricket. There’s a lot of speculation in the media regarding Sourav and the role of the coach. Give us some time to decide on that.”
Thakur, who is expected to meet Dalmiya on May 25, also said that the announcement on the support staff for the Bangladesh tour will be done in a day or two.
“We’ve already picked the team for Bangladesh and as far as the coach and support staff is concerned we would announce soon.
“Today I’m here and will meet the president so we will make the announcement soon. We will take certain decisions as far as the series in Bangladesh is concerned after meeting Dalmiya in the afternoon. The moment we decide we’ll make a formal announcement,” Thakur added.
When asked about the possibility of India playing Pakistan this year, Thakur said that the things are yet to be sorted out and the tour would be on only after a mutual agreement.
“PCB chief has met Mr Dalmiya and met me also. He has raised certain issues. There’re many things that need to be looked into. Once we have agreement on certain issues, we’ll make a formal announcement and if need be the tour will take place,” he concluded.