'I will move on to something else' - Sourav Ganguly speaks up amid president exit reports

Sourav Ganguly will reportedly have to make way for Roger Binny as the new president of the Indian Cricket Board. Reports claim that in the recently concluded meeting, the former Indian skipper and the current president was criticized for his below-par performance during his tenure. 

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With Jay Shah set to continue as the secretary, the Indian Cricket Board might have new men in to take charge. Binny, who is the only person to have filed the nomination for the post, is reported to take charge ‘unopposed’. With fans actively trending Ganguly’s name on social media, the former cricketer finally opened up saying that he would go on to do something else. 

“I have been an administrator and I will move on to something else. Whatever you do in life the best days are when you played for India. I have been president of Indian cricket board and I will go on to do bigger things,” Ganguly said at a Bandhan Bank event.

People remember other things: Ganguly

The former Indian skipper added that people remember things and said that he had done well as a leader. Furthermore, the outgoing president said that he stood up for the team on many occasions and added that those moments won’t be forgotten going forward.

“You can't be a player forever, you can't be an administrator forever. It's been great doing both. I never believed in history but the feeling in the past was east lacked the talent to play at that level. You don't become an Ambani or Narendra Modi in one day. You have to work for months and years to get there,” Ganguly said further.

“It was six captains leading the team. I stood up for Rahul when he was almost dropped from the one-day side. I took their suggestions in picking the team. These things don't go unnoticed in a team environment. It's not just the runs I scored. People remember other things. It's what you do as a leader for them,” said the former skipper further.