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Sourav Ganguly: Former captain of the Indian team Sourav Ganguly is in discussion nowadays for a reason. The ICC has once again entrusted a big responsibility to the father of Indian cricket. The ICC has appointed former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly as the chairman of the men’s cricket committee. Former Indian batsman and his partner VVS Laxman has also been re -elected as a member of the committee. This information was given by the ICC on Sunday.
Ganguly led the Indian team from 2000 to 2005. He was first made the chairman of this committee in 2021. Then he replaced Anil Kumble. Anil Kumble has held this post three times. Anil Kumble remained in that committee for a total of 9 years. He then left the post. According to the rules, any person can stay in the ICC for only three terms.
‘Yeh’ player also included
Apart from Ganguly and Laxman, former Afghanistan player Hamid Hasan, West Indies great batsman Desmond Hens, South African Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma and former England batsman Jonathan Trot have also been included in the committee.
A women’s cricket committee was also established.
The ICC has also constituted a new committee for women’s cricket. In which former New Zealand’s former off -spinner Catherine Campbell has been appointed as the chairman. He will be accompanied by former Australian player Evril Fahe and Cricket South Africa (CSA) Foletessi Moseki.
Sourav Ganguly’s cricket career
Sourav Ganguly’s cricket career has been successful. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is one of the Indian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. Ganguly has scored 18,575 runs in 488 innings in his career at an average of 41.46. Which includes 38 centuries and 107 fifties. He has also taken 32 wickets at an average of 52.53 in 113 Tests and 100 wickets in 311 ODIs at an average of 38.49. Ganguly is also known as a successful Indian Test captain. He has won the team in 21 out of 49 Tests.
