In July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the process of electing the world body’s next president in November. After a meeting in Birmingham, it was decided that Greg Barclay’s term ended. this year, the election will be decided by simple majority and the term of the President will last for two years from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2024.
Ganguly’s name has kept popping up ever since. But when asked about it, the elegant man just said: “The ICC presidency is not in my hands.”
The ICC Council has decided that a two-thirds majority is no longer required to be elected president. According to the latest recommendations, the contestant who gets 51% of the vote will be elected as the winner.
In a 16-member board, the candidate only needs nine votes from the directors to be elected.
The Indian men’s team hasn’t been at its best lately, and Ganguly admits that the inability to perform well in major tournaments is a cause for concern.
“Rohit Sharma has a win rate of nearly 80. India has lost the last 3/4 matches but before that… England had a lead of 35-40 matches and lost only 5 or 6 matches.
“I’m sure Rohit and Rahul Dravid will care about the team and everything, and they will improve.
“I’m not worried about a loss or two, but yeah, we didn’t perform well in the big leagues. We’ll talk about that..
“The whole team will be off the field (for the T20 World Cup in Australia) for two to three weeks, there will be time to get acquainted and play practice matches.”
Regarding Virat Kohli’s recent century, he said, “It is good news that Virat has done well in Asian Cupand hopefully, he will continue to pursue that path. ”
Thick Jhulan Goswami will retire from international cricket after playing his third ODI and final against England, and Ganguly has called the catcher “an absolute legend”.
“Jhulan is an absolute legend… The last three times as BCCI president, we’ve maintained a very good relationship… She’s had an amazing career. She’s almost 40 years old.
“Jhulan will leave her mark in women’s cricket. She is a role model, she will receive the top honors when she finishes at Lord. She is an absolute champion.”
It’s been a long time, but Ganguly still can’t believe that India lost the Commonwealth Games final in Australia.
“Still wondering how we lost the CWG final, we traveled, we won… BCCI is working hard for women’s cricket. We won two matches in Brother.. I’m happy with the progress.”
