Sourav Ganguly Officially Takes Over As CAB President For A Second Term

Sourav Ganguly will stay as the CAB President, till at least July 2020 before entering a 'cooling off period' as per the BCCI constitution

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday officially took charge as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for a second term after the CAB Electoral Officer on Thursday declared that the Ganguly-led five-member panel won uncontested at the 88th annual general meeting at the Eden Gardens. Ganguly will stay as the CAB President, till at least July 2020 before entering a 'cooling off period' as per the BCCI constitution. This will be Ganguly's second term after he became the President in 2015, following Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise. “I’m happy. It’s for 10 months but it’s a long time. I will go after that and there are other things. I don’t know what’s next. Let’s see what happens,” the 47-year-old told reporters after CAB’s AGM. Ganguly said with more office bearers after the inclusion of the Apex Council, it would become a lot easier. “Earlier there were less office bearers to run such a big organisation. Now it’s good that we will have more office bearers,” he said. “They will get all the tickets and hospitality privileges. We will buy a whole stand from Kolkata Knight Riders and give it to the members. The fund will help clear all the pending works,” Ganguly said. Meanwhile, Dalmiya’s son Avishek will become the secretary from his joint secretary’s post while Debabrata Das will be the lone joint secretary. “We thank the members for reposing faith on us. We are glad that we can concentrate on cricket henceforth. There are several international matches, including several ICC tournaments, in India. The iconic Eden Gardens will once again play a key role in it,” Dalmiya said. The Panel: President: Sourav Ganguly; Vice President: Naresh Ojha; Secretary: Avishek Dalmiya; Joint Secretary: Debabrata Das; Treasurer: Debasish Ganguly. Councillors of Apex Council: Ardhendu Kumar Ghosh, Goutam Goswami, Joydeep Kolay, Mintu Das, Numazar Mehta, Prabir Chakraborty, Rajib Ghosh, Samrat Bhowmick, Sanjoy Dutta, Subrata Saha, Susanta Banerjee.