His practically “500 worldwide match expertise” provides him the best to talk and information any participant “be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli”, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hit again at his detractors who made unfastened allegations of Battle of Curiosity in opposition to the previous India captain. Earlier than Delhi Capitals’ first sport of this season, skipper Shreyas Iyer gave an interview to Star Sports activities the place he spoke about contributions from head coach Ricky Ponting and Ganguly (who was mentor at DC in 2019) in serving to him evolve as a profitable participant and captain.
Nevertheless, his critics insinuated that Ganguly as BCCI president helps a franchise captain the place he was a mentor, which is a case of Battle of Curiosity, one thing he vehemently denied. Whereas Iyer had clarified that he was referring to 2019 season, Ganguly on the day put forth what he thought in regards to the pointless controversy.
“I had helped him (Iyer) final yr. I would be the Board president, however remember that I’ve performed 500 matches (424 matches) for India, so I can converse to a younger participant and assist him, be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli. If they need assist, I can,” Ganguly stated throughout a promotional occasion. An irate Iyer, not too amused with the controversy, on his half had tweeted his clarification.
“As a younger captain, I’m grateful to Ricky and Dada for being part of my journey as a cricketer and captain final season. My remark …… was to stress my gratitude in direction of the function they each have performed in my private progress as a captain,” the DC captain had stated.
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