Sourav Ganguly, on Wednesday, hinted that he might step down as the president of the BCCI to ‘start something’. The former India skipper himself announced the news through a post on Twitter.
Ganguly has been serving as the BCC president since October 2019. He had become the first cricketer in 65 years to take charge as full-time BCCI President after Maharaja of Vizianagaram in 1954.
Prior to taking charge of the BCCI, Ganguly had played the role of cricket administrator in West Bengal too. He had served as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal from 2015 to 2019.
The cryptic tweet from Ganguly has come at a time when rumours of him entering politics are doing the rounds. Last month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had visited Ganguly’s house. Following the visit, rumours emerged that Ganguly might be nominated as a Rajya Sabha member by BJP.
Interestingly, before the 2021 Assembly elections in West Bengal, there were rumours that Ganguly might join the BJP. The legendary cricketer, however, had managed to keep himself away from the political scene.
Giving a hint on his new unannounced innings, Ganguly tweeted: “2022 marks the 30th year since the start of my journey with cricket in 1992. Since then, cricket has given me a lot. Most importantly, it has given me the support of all of you.
“I want to thank every single person who has been a part of the journey, supported me, and helped reach where I am today. Today I am planning to start something that I feel will probably help a lot of people. I hope you continue your support as I enter this chapter of my life.”
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 1, 2022
Illustrious cricket career:
Talking about Sourav Ganguly’s career in cricket, he retired as one of India’s greatest batsmen and captain. The 49-year old represented India in 113 Tests, scoring 7212 runs with an average of over 42.
In ODIs, he played 311 games and scored 11363 runs with the help of 22 centuries. He is also hailed as one of the greatest captains of India because of building the team from scratch in 2000 after the match-fixing scandal.