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Sourav Ganguly To Return To Field For Charity Match In Legends League Cricket
The current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and former captain of India, Sourav Ganguly, will take part in a special cricket match in the Legends League Cricket. Ganguly confirmed the announcement on Instagram. Founder & CEO, of Legends League Cricket, said, “We thank legendary Sourav Ganguly for playing a match with… read-more
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SC Reviews Plea Seeking Extension Of BCCI Administrators' Tenure, Adjourns For July 20
The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's plea, seeking an extension of the tenures of Sourav Ganguly as BCCI President and Jay Shah as Secretary. Furthermore, in the petition, the BCCI also requested to make amendments to the constitutional rule that BCCI administrators need to have three-years cooling-down period after serving for six-years. The SC listed the matter for July 20.
Tags: BCCI, Supreme Court, Petition, Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah
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Indian Cricketers Extend Birthday Wishes To Ganguly Popular As "Dada'
Popularly known as 'Dada" the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly turned 50, and the Indian cricketers extended birthday wishes to him on July 8. Taking to Twitter, BCCI wrote, "Here's wishing former #TeamIndia Captain and current BCCI President @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. Highlighting his cricket career graph, Ganguly first led India to the finals of many games like the Gavaskar Trophy, World Cup and international matches in early 2000s.… read-more
Tags: BCCI President, Birthday wishes, Sourav Ganguly, Indian Cricketer, Wishes
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IPL Media Rights: With Per Match Value Of Rs 104 Crore, IPL Surpasses EPL, Trailing NFL
Indian Premier League (IPL) has surpassed the English Premier League (EPL) in terms of per match valuation, following the successful e-auction of IPL's media rights on June 12. Sourav Ganguly, president of Board of Control for Cricket in India, declared that IPL produces more revenue than EPL. The current per-match value of IPL is over Rs 104 crore ($13. 4 million), which is more than EPL, which generates $11 million.
Tags: IPL, BCCI, English Premier League, Sourav Ganguly, India
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BCCI President Dismiss Political Discussion During Dinner With Amit Shah
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly clarified the recent dinner host of Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, dismissing rumors of political agenda. On May 7, Sourav Ganguly's wife Dona Ganguly said, there were no political discussions over the dinner at Ganguly's residence. Furthermore, She said, "Shah’s wife had hosted us several times and this time we had called him for dinner". In addition, Sourav said he is close to Mamata Banerjee.
Tags: Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President, Amit Shah, West Bengal, Dinner
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Skipper Virat Kholi Steps Down As India's Test Captain After 7 Years
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli on January 15 announced to step down as Indian Test Captain after serving for 7 years. Reacting to Kohli's decision the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said, his decision to step down as captain was a "personal one" and the board respects his decision. Earlier, in 2021, he had stepped down as the T20 captain. Notably, the decision comes after India lost the Test series against South Africa.
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Sourav Ganguly Tests Positive For COVID-19 Delta Plus Variant
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly tested positive for the 'Delta plus variant', on January 1. "Ganguly's samples tested positive for Delta plus variant. We are treating him for that,'' said an official. Recently, Ganguly was tested positive after conducting an RT-PCR test, but tested negative for the deadly new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. He is in-home quarantine under the doctor's supervision after being discharged from the hospital.
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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Tests COVID-19 Positive
The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, tested positive for COVID-19 on December 27 night, in Kolkata. He is diagnosed with mild symptoms of COVID-19 are is currently admitted to Woodland Hospital in Kolkata. In addition, this is the third time, Ganguly has been hospitalised in 2021. Previously he has been admitted due to his chest pain and a heart attack.
Tags: Sourav Ganguly, BCCI, Covid-19, Kolkata, Woodlands Hospital
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BCCI To Compensate Junior Players, Umpires For IPL Postponement
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has announced that the junior players affected by the postponement of the IPL 2021 will be compensated in June-July. Besides, he also assured that the umpires and scorers "will all get their fees". Ganguly confirmed that the remainder of the IPL 2021 will not happen in India saying, "There are lots of organizational hazards like 14-day quarantine. This quarantine is tough to handle.”
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World Test Championship Final Between Ind-NZ Shifted To Southampton
The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on March 8 announced that the Indian Cricket Team would play the maiden World Test Championship final in Southampton's Ageas Bowl Stadium. Earlier supposed to be played at the Lord's, the location was changed owing to five-star facilities available in the stadium that would easily facilitate bio-bubble between competing teams. Scheduled for June 18-22, India will take on New Zealand on a slow pitch of… read-more
Tags: Sourav Ganguly, Cricket, World Test Championship, BCCI, Southampton
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