The NCA, which was supposed to be the supply line of Indian cricket, has actually become a rehabilitation centre
India will take on Bangladesh on November 22 as part of their two-Test series on home soil, at the Eden Gardens
Dravid, who took charge as NCA chief in July, has already drawn a roadmap for the institution and Ganguly is expected to give his inputs when the two former captains meet
India skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma were also a part of the meeting. Chief selector MSK Prasad and the new secretary of BCCI, Jay Shah also attended the session
Prasad said he has already mentioned that it's time to think beyond Dhoni and it reflected in their team selections
The 31-year-old is the youngest office-bearer in the BCCI. Jay, who is Home Minister Amit Shah's son, has been with the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) since 2009
With conflict-of-interest rules in place, the former captain will face the challenge of having quality cricketers on board as far as the CAC and national selection committee are concerned
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
Laying down his priorities, Ganguly said he will speak to current skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday
Ganguly's appointment was finalised last week
Vikram Limaye has also refused to accept the payment due to him, citing the same reason
The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) will demit office after the BCCI AGM on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous 33-month tenure.
A bench comprising justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said the job of the CoA will come to an end after former cricketer Saurav Ganguly-led elected office bearers of the BCCI will take charge
The selection panel will also decide whether Virat Kohli will feature in the series or will be given rest as he is playing extensively after the World Cup
Popularising domestic cricket should be high on the agenda
Sourav Ganguly gets a new platform to walk his leadership talk
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday congratulated Sourav Ganguly on his journey from being India's captain to becoming BCCI top boss and jokingly said it would have been good for him if he had taken reins of the board when the yo-yo test was in demand. Yuvraj while announcing his retirement in June this year had revealed that BCCI had promised him a farewell game if he failed the yo-yo test but since he passed, he never got a swansong. "Greater the man greatest the journey! From Indian captain to @BCCI president. Think it will be a great insight for a cricketer to be an administrator & make others understand admin from a players point of view. Wish you were the president while the yoyo was in demand. Good luck dadi," Yuvraj tweeted. A yo-yo test involves a player sprinting between two cones that are set 20 metres apart on the sound of a beep. It is used to measure an athlete's endurance. It is mandatory to clear the test to be eligible for selection in the Indian ...
The last time both neighbours featured in a bilateral series was in 2012, when India hosted Pakistan for a limited-overs series comprising two T20Is and three ODIs
The former Indian cricket captain cannot keep this office for more than 9 months. He was heading the Cricket Association of Bengal for 5 years, and he needs to 'cool off' for 3 years after July 2020
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is all set to be appointed as the BCCI chief, on Tuesday shared a picture with all men who will be the office bearers of the top cricket body in the country.