The 47-year-old became the 39th BCCI President, for a nine-month run after getting elected unopposed.
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday congratulated Sourav Ganguly on his journey from being India's captain to becoming BCCI top boss.
India batsman Shreyas Iyer will arrive at Emirates Old Trafford on July 15 ahead of the start of the 50 overs' tournament and remain with the 'Red Rose' for the duration of the month-long group stage.
Virat Kohli surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of winning maximum number of Test matches as captain on home soil after leading the side to a 10-wicket victory over England in the day-night third Test in Motera.
Sourav Ganguly and Nasser Hussain indulged in a funny banter regarding the 2002 Natwest Trophy finals.
His nearly "500 international match experience" gives him the right to speak and guide any player "be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli", BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hit back at his detractors who made loose allegations of conflict of interest against the former India captain.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take charge as the president of the Board of Contro for Cricket in India this month, completing his transition from star player to a top administrator.
Featuring India's most revered cricketers such as Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, the BCCI has created a new video to promote wearing masks in public places and help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic. The 'Team Mask Force' has been created to spread awareness about wearing masks in public places.
Eyeing a windfall of close to Rs 50,000 crore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday floated the media rights tender for the next five seasons of IPL from 2023 to 2027.
Following his tweet about the threat from a journalist, former head coach Ravi Shastri and former India stars Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Sigh came out in his support and asked Saha to reveal the name of the scribe.
Former opener Gautam Gambhir believes that batting great Rahul Dravid is the country's most "under-rated" captain, who never got enough credit for his contribution to the game in India despite making an impact comparable to only Sachin Tendulkar. Dravid captained India in 79 ODIs, winning 42 of them, which includes the world record of 14 successive wins while chasing. The 47-year-old also led India's Test team to some impressive results in away series in West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh and England.
Surya was hit just above right wrist by a throwdown from Raghavendra and immediately left the nets writhing in pain.
Ganguly said his life has been full of surprising twists and turns and he has never really had a clue about what's coming next for him.
'You have to score 400 runs in an innings in Test cricket in order to be competitive. If they get 400 runs in the first innings, they will win,' opined Sourav Ganguly.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
The BCCI has described Jhulan Goswami's two decade-long international career as "monumental", saying an era has come to an end with the retirement of one of women's cricket's greatest players.
Opener Shubham Rohilla struck his fourth first-class hundred to take Services to 279 for 4 against defending champions Saurashtra
The 34-year-old said their off-the-field chemistry has worked well for them.
The 50-year-old lavished praise on French forward Kylian Mbappe, who scored four goals in the summit clash but still ended on the losing side.
The IPL has been held at only a few venues since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020
Virat Kohli's future as India's ODI captain will be decided this week when the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, selects the squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Pawar said state Congress leaders Ashok Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat had met him and extended an invitation to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
As he rang in his 50th birthday with friends and family in London, the BCCI president, and one of Indian cricket's most fascinating characters, spoke on a range of issues including multiple captains, workload management, huge media rights valuation and heading the board.
The best performance (barring Afghanistan game) was against Sri Lanka when 78 runs came off those nine overs.
Graeme Smith's backing of Sourav Ganguly comes right after former England captain David Gower's comments that former India captain has right political acumen to become ICC president
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, said he is not in favour of abolition of spin of coin in Test matches, which will come up for discussion at the ICC cricket committee meeting in Mumbai next week.
So far, Kohli has captained India in 60 Tests, and 45 T20Is, and on Sunday, he lead the team in his 95th ODI.
Former India and Bengal pacer Ashoke Dinda on Tuesday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career spanning one and a half decade.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed modification of BCCI's constitution and paved the way for its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in office without having to serve the mandatory cooling-off period.
Ramiz Raja part of ICC working group formed to review cricket in Afghanistan
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal echoed Ganguly's sentiment and hoped that the world's biggest T20 event will return to its full glory next year.
The BCCI boss also said that a separate IPL for women in two years' time is on the cards.
The BCCI is in touch with the Indian Olympic Association on the issue.
The ICC flagship event will return to the country after more than a decade.
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday suffered a "mild" heart attack and had to undergo a quick "primary angioplasty" to clear a blocked coronary artery, a doctor said.
Ganguly addressed a press conference after the Board's 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
BCCI monitoring situation in Sri Lanka: Sourav Ganguly
Ganguly said the details will be worked out in the upcoming Annual General Meeting
A host of issues with regards to state cricket was discussed with the BCCI president.
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