The lifetime member of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Sanjeev Gupta has questioned Sourav Ganguly for continuing as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Gupta said this in the wake of his nomination to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Notably, Ganguly joined as the chief of BCCI last year, and since then, has taken some landmark decision.
Meanwhile, Ganguly has emerged as a contender for the soon-to-be-vacant post of ICC chairman. Incidentally, India’s Shashank Manohar is currently the chairman of ICC. Sourav Ganguly also received backing from former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and David Gower, who said that Sourav Ganguly can be the ideal person for the post.
Sourav Ganguly cannot continue as BCCI President: Sanjeev Gupta
Soon after that, Sanjeev Gupta in an email to the BCCI President and other officials said BCCI rulebook disbars anyone from functioning as president once he has been nominated to the ICC board. Notably, this is the same person, who had raised conflict of issue cases against Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
Gupta states that according to Rule 14(9) of the BCCI constitution “it is amply clear that as soon as you are nominated to ICC, your post as BCCI president will get vacated automatically forthwith.”
However, a BCCI official dismissed Sanjeev Gupta’s objection. He said that the clause will only come into effect if BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is elected into the international body. Otherwise, the Indian body will have to choose someone else.
“The clause should come into effect only if an office-bearer is elected to the ICC. Otherwise, the BCCI will be forced to nominate someone other than an office-bearer, which will be ridiculous,” he said.
