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Ganguly wants to 'make a change' during his 9-month stint as BCCI president

It's an honour that I have been asked to take this role and ot is a new start for the BCCI, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President
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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Mohammad Azharuddin pose for a photograph at BCCI headquarters, in Mumbai. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India

Former India cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took charge as the BCCI president, the most high-profile name to head the world's richest cricket board that has been mired in administrative turmoil for the past three years. The 47-year-old Ganguly was officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI's General Body meeting in Mumbai, ending a controversial 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).

Ganguly's appointment as the BCCI's 39th President was finalised last week. He succeeds C K Khanna, who was the interim head of the Board