'Hope Dada Gets More Than 10 Months To Perform,' Gambhir On Ganguly

Gautam Gambhir hopes Sourav Ganguly gets more than just 10 months to perform as BCCI President otherwise it will be a wasted exercise

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir expressed that he hopes Sourav Ganguly, who is all set to be elected as the new BCCI President, gets more than just 10 months to perform otherwise it will be a wasted exercise. “I don’t know how it happened and I am not keen on knowing it either. I am just glad that Indian cricket will be headed by someone who understands the eco-system. But I just hope that Dada gets more than 10 months to perform otherwise it will be a wasted exercise,” Gambhir wrote in his column for Times of India. “The changes he has brought about at Cricket Association of Bengal is a clear indication that Dada is not merely a former cricketer who’d bring on-field changes. His administrative skills will be tested but if I know Dada well, his ability of inclusive growth will hold him in good stead,” Gambhir wrote. Many former India cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have congratulated their former teammate ‘Dadi’ for his remarkable achievement. Gambhir believes every cricketer who is congratulating Ganguly should support him during his tenure. “I’d also hope that he gets support from those who are taking turns to congratulate Dada. As a cricketer, he could achieve results because he had support from within the dressing room and also from BCCI board room. Things would have been challenging for Dada without the support of the late Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya. While he and then coach John Wright groomed guys like Sehwag, Nehra, Yuvraj, Harbhajan and Zaheer, Dada was also lucky to have all-out support from Dravid, Kumble, Tendulkar and Laxman. He’d need similar support now again from the BCCI bigwigs who know where the landmines are. Trust me, the world will be watching Indian cricket with even more interest from now on,’ Gambhir added.