Sourav Ganguly Has 'Political Skills' To Lead ICC: Ex-England Captain

David Gower believes Sourav Ganguly possesses the required 'political skills' to lead the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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New Delhi: Ex-England skipper David Gower is highly impressed with BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly's leadership skills, and believes Ganguly possesses the required 'political skills' to lead International Cricket Council (ICC). The former England skipper said Ganguly has already proven his skills as the president of BCCI, which according to Gower is the 'toughest job imaginable in world cricket.' "And of course, you need to be responsible for a game that is followed by, I mean, should we say a billion people here in India," he said. "We all know about the immense following for cricket in India. So it is indeed a wonderful thing to behold. Sourav has the toughest task imaginable in charge of BCCI, but so far I would say the signs are very good. "He has listened, given his own opinion and has pulled strings gently," he said. Gower feels Sourav has the 'political skills' and the right attitude, required to govern the apex council of cricket, ICC. "He is a very, very good man and has those political skills. He has the right attitude and can keep things together and will do good job. And if you do a good job as BCCI chief in the future, who knows? "But I would actually say the more important job, to be honest, is running BCCI. Being head of ICC is an honour, there is a lot that can be done by ICC, but actually look at the rankings, look at where the power is heading up. BCCI is definitely the bigger job," he said. On the cricketing front, Gower believes World Test Championship has given the format much-needed context. "The idea of this World Test Championship has come about for one very simple reason that people are worried about the survival of Tests. Back in the seventies, eighties, I don't think we needed context to be fair. "Test cricket was very much more obviously the most important format and if there was anything to be judged by, it was the performances in Test matches both as an individual and as a team."