Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain who will become the BCCI president, on Tuesday shared his thoughts over the ICC’s attempt to schedule the 50-over World Cup every three years. The World Cup takes place every four years since its first edition in 1975. However, the 1992 edition was held after a five-year gap whereas the 1999 edition after a three-year gap.
“Sometimes less is more in life. So we have got to be careful with that. And the football World Cup happens every four years and you see the madness,” Sourav Ganguly said to the reporters at the Cricket Association of Bengal office here. “That’s a decision the ICC has to make I’m not in a position to talk or comment on it. As in when when I get an opportunity to be a part of the discussion, I will speak.”
However, he said back to back T20 World Cup will help rising popularity of the shortest format of the game.
“When Champions Trophy first came in, I played the tournament in 1998. I’ve captained two Champions Trophies getting to finals in both and being the joint winners in one so at that time it was a huge tournament. But with the advent of T20, people come to the ground more than any other tournament. So I think that’s the reason ICC has changed it. The demands will change according to the situation and ICC will have to deal with it,” Ganguly expressed.
Sourav Ganguly shared the cricket administration in the country has been going through a tough phase.
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“It’s actually an emergency as I have said before and I’m happy to get the responsibility to turn it around. That’s what matters. When it’s tough people believe that you are good enough to do it. That’s my biggest responsibility. India is the biggest powerhouse in cricket and should ge the due repsect. Not only financially, but as a team we are probably the best team in the world at the moment. India needs a lot more than they have got,” he told.
While he was asked whether this is his comeback for him like he did in the cricketing field after the issue with Greg Chappell, Ganguly gave a fitting reply.
“I’ve not got hurt much. If you see in the cricket history of India, only three players have made it to 300 ODIs and 100 Tests. Dravid and Tendulkar and luckily me. Maybe Kohli will play more than that. So if I see from that point of view I don’t think I can expect more than that. When you stay at the top things will not be rosy all the time. It’s in everybody’s life you go up and down and come back. That happened to me and I dealt with it,” he concluded.
