It was learnt that BCCI president was apprehensive as there could have been serious health concerns
Netizen could not keep their calm over the reunion of these two greats who have now donned administrative and coaching roles
The NCA, which was supposed to be the supply line of Indian cricket, has actually become a rehabilitation centre
India's maiden Day-Night Test against Bangladesh, the second game of a two-match series, will be held at the Eden Gardens here from November 22-26 and will be a first for the visiting side as well.
Ganguly as head of technical committee has backed the idea of playing the Duleep Trophy under lights but Karim gave little importance to plan as tournament was back to the red-ball format this year
Currently, a domestic cricketer annually earns around Rs 25 to 30 lakh depending on the matches played
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
Post the World Cup where India crashed out of the semi-finals, losing to New Zealand, there was talk of Rohit Sharma being made the white-ball captain.
Ganguly said he doesn't now what is in Dhoni's mind but promised that a player of his stature will be accorded respect.
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
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
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 ...
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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