Sourav Ganguly Appointed as CAB President

Ganguly has been appointed as CAB President

Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly has been announced by the West Bengal government as the new Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President, replacing the late Jagmohan Dalmiya.

An ecstatic Ganguly said: “I’m happy they made me the CAB President, I will try my best to live up to the position. Right now, I will be guided by the Board in the beginning and will try to implement my ideas during the tenure. It is a learning process, would like to thank everyone, who supported me.”

Jagmohan Dalmiya’s son, Avishek Dalmiya has been selected to replace Ganguly as the new Joint Secretary. On junior Dalmiya's selection, Ganguly said, “I wouldn’t like to comment much on his selection as it was done by everyone involved in the process. However, we will work together to better the current state of Bengal cricket.”

All of this will have to be officially approved by the CAB governing body but, given that the decisions have Mamta Banerjee's blessings, the approval should be a formality. Ganguly has been joint secretary of the CAB from July 2014.

The CAB had three months to decide on who would replace Dalmiya, but there was a unanimous vote to select Ganguly. A senior CAB official said, “We are very happy that such a loyal servant to Bengal cricket is taking over, we will help him, during his tenure.”