President Ganguly's ICC future in focus as board prepares for electionsNEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) may have got relief from the Supreme Court which allowed relaxation in the cooling-off period, but the current dispensation is faced with a key question: does it need any changes to its apex council?
While the court's ruling makes president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah eligible to be re-elected, there's talk whether the current bod y needs an overhaul.
In the given scenario, a lot will depend on Ganguly. Read AlsoBCCI president, secretary, office-bearers can have six-year stints: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Wednesday effected major amendments to the constitution of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that would entitle its president, secretary and office-bearers to have two consecutive terms spanning six years in the board, even if they had served for three years in state There's speculation that Ganguly could be BCCI's nomination for the post of International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman.
The world body will go to polls in November. As of now, the deadline to file nomination for the post of ICC chairman is October 10.