Former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly has taken the charge as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and he addressed media persons on Wednesday and he said that the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is the most important man in the Indian cricket, adding that he will speak with him and support in every possible manner.

During the pree-conference, Dada said, “I will speak to Virat Kohli tomorrow, will support him in every possible way, whatever he wants.” Under the captaincy of Kohli, India recently registered their 11th consecutive Test series win at home, defeating South Africa 3-0 in a three-match Test series.

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Ganguly also said that he will serve for BCCI the same way he led the Indian team and CAB, he explained, “Virat Kohli has taken the Indian team to a new level. We have been with him and we will be with him. No compromise on credibility, corruption-free and same for all BCCI, just as I led India.”

Dad is the first India cricketer after the Maharaja of Vizianagaram to become the president of the BCCI. He cited examples of former BCCI presidents Jagmohan Dalmiya and N Srinivasan to explain how they supported Ganguly during his captaincy.

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Ganguly elaborated, “Our focus is to make cricketers’ life easier. When I was the captain and Jagmohan Dalmiya was the president, I don’t remember that we asked for something and were ever refused. Virat is the captain now and we will have the same relations. Whatever he needs to help India play well, we will provide that to him. Kohli has taken the Indian team to a new level. We have been with him and we will be with him.”

Ganguly became the 39th BCCI President for a nine-month period after getting elected unopposed.