After SC relief, will BCCI break continuity in its order?

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.

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The 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. The BCCI election is likely to take at least another 45 days since the constitution has to be reworked and approved. According to sources, the power forces in the BCCI are discussing if it will be wise to break the team that was at the forefront of running cricket during the pandemic. "Only the president and secretary were ineligible to continue in their roles as per the previous BCCI constitution. This duo became the face of the case in the Supreme Court during the entire duration and the entire board backed them. It has been a tough two years to run cricket and this