Sourav Ganguly set to become CAB President: Reports

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to be named as the next President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) after receiving the backing of the West Bengal Government, according to a report on India Today. The post was made vacant by Jagmohan Dalmiya’s death on Sunday. India today also reported that Dalmiya’s son Avishek Dalmiya will also be inducted into CAB and an official [caption id=“attachment_2369466” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File picture of Sourav Ganguly. AFP[/caption] Ganguly, who is into his second year as joint-secretary of CAB, was seen as the obvious choice to replace Dalmiya. Amidst intense speculation, Ganguly and Avishek met with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and the meeting was said to have lasted for an hour. Ganguly, however, had refused to comment on this matter. “To discuss something like this (three days after his death) is not right. Speculation will be on, someone will run CAB. It’s too early to comment because it has just been three days… It’s very early to say,” Ganguly had told reporters after his meeting. Condoling Dalmiya’s demise, Ganguly added: “I’ve lost someone very dear. I’ve grown up before him since childhood. I had a very personal relation with Dalmiya… He was very special to me, I’ve lost a very important person.” In a report in the Times of India, a source was quoted as saying that Chief Minister Mamata is “well aware of the factionalism in the CAB, and wants the members to sort out their differences and elect a candidate who is acceptable to all factions.” Details to follow