Shashank Manohar capable to lead BCCI, says Sourav Ganguly

Mumbai : Former cricketer and president of Cricket Association of Bengal Sourav Ganguly arrives for a meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday. (Source: PTI)

Newly elected CAB president Sourav Ganguly was in Mumbai ahead of BCCI special general body meet and spoke to the reporters outside the BCCI headquarters.

Question: Mr Shashank Manohar is set to take over the reins of the BCCI, do you think he is the right man to lead the BCCI?

Answer: Of course he is! BCCI has some respectable people running the board through different times. They are all capable. Mr Manohar is quite capable.

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Question: Sourav, you are president of the CAB and despite that the east zone is supporting someone(Manohar) who is not from that zone?

Answer: Whom we want to support is our personal decision.

Question: Why is that? do you guys didn’t have the numbers?

Answer: As you know, Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya’s demise has brought unexpected circumstances for all of us, so we did things which were in the best interests for everyone.

Question: How comfortable do you find yourself in the new role as CAB president?

Answer: I have been in CAB for 11 months. I have been the seceretary in CAB for 12-13 months, I have never expected this to happen. Neither did I wanted to be the president in these circumstances. Mr Dalmiya was not only the CAB president to me, I grew up in front of him.

Question: Does the politics of cricket come easy to you?

Answer: I have just started, let’s see.