Kumar Sangakkara Backs Sourav Ganguly For ICC Prime Submit, Says “Astute Mind” Makes Him Appropriate Candidate

Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the ICC chairman’s put up, saying the BCCI president’s “astute cricket mind” and huge expertise as an administrator make him a “very appropriate” candidate for the position. Admitting that he’s a giant fan of Ganguly, Sangakkara stated the previous India captain has a world mindset which is important to stay unbiased in an necessary place. “I believe Sourav positively could make that change. Fairly a giant fan of Dada not simply due to his stature as a cricketer however I believe he has a really astute cricket mind,” Sangakkara, who’s at the moment the Marylebone Cricket Membership (MCC) Chairman, instructed ‘India At present’.

“He has the most effective pursuits of the sport at coronary heart and that ought to not change simply because you’re the BCCI president or the ECB or SLC or every other cricket board if you find yourself on the ICC.

“Your mindset needs to be actually worldwide and never simply constrained by partisanship when it comes to the place I come from — am I Indian, Sri Lankan or Australia or English however actually perceive ‘sure I’m a cricketer and what I’m doing is what’s finest for all cricketing international locations”.”

The previous Sri Lanka skipper stated Ganguly has the potential to construct relationships, which is significant for the influential place in cricket’s governing physique. “I’ve seen his work even earlier than he took over because the BCCI president, even earlier than administration and training, and the way he has constructed relationships with gamers all over the world, his standing within the MCC cricket committee,” he added.

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Former BCCI chief Shashank Manohar stepped down because the ICC Chairman earlier this month. Hong Kong’s Imran Khwaja, Manohar’s deputy within the ICC, has been given interim cost until the time elections are usually not carried out for the put up.

Sangakkara is just not the one former worldwide skipper to have vouched for Ganguly. Former South Africa captain and Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) director of cricket, Graeme Smith had additionally supported Ganguly for the position. Ganguly, on his half, lately acknowledged that he’s in no hurry to take up the ICC position.