Sourav Ganguly takes charges as 39th BCCI President

Former India
captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took over as the BCCI’s 39th president,
becoming the biggest name to head the world’s richest cricket board.

Ganguly was
officially charged with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine
months at the BCCI’s General Body meeting in Mumbai, ending a tumultuous
33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators
(CoA).

“It’s official – @SGanguly99 formally elected as the President of BCCI,” the BCCI posted on its Twitter page.

Ganguly’s
appointment was finalised last week.

In the
meeting that was also a reunion of sorts for some of the familiar faces
associated with the board before the CoA’s institution, Union Home Minister
Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah was made the secretary.

During his working
days, Ganguly will look to coordinate with old guard such as former President N
Srinivasan and ex-Secretary Niranjan Shah, whose children are now part of the
BCCI.