Soon to be the president of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly was willing to spend some time with the Indian cricketers as they gear up to play the third and final Test against South Africa in Ranchi from October 19, but he had to cancel the plan as he will have to be present for the inauguration of this edition of the Indian Super League in Kerala on October 20.

Talking about the same, Ganguly said, “Wanted to go to Ranchi but won’t get time as I have to inaugurate this edition of the Indian Super League as I’m now the face of ISL and shot for them. So, I will be attending the opening ceremony in Kerala.”

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Even though the Test is scheduled to be played from October 19 till October 23, Ganguly will be heading to Mumbai from Kochi as he will officially take over as the new position of BCCI at the board headquarter on October 23. While Ganguly has stepped down from his position as a mentor of Delhi Capitals, he is set to continue shooting for the reality show Dadagiri and will also be doing endorsements.

Ganguly further elaborated, “I will continue doing only (Bengali TV show) Dadagiri and endorsements, rest all stopped. Commentary, article writing, and IPL, I’ll stop doing all this now. I’ve already quit Delhi Capitals and conveyed it to them. It’s a huge responsibility and the first task would be to form various committees by calling Apex Council meeting.”

On his committee with ISL team ATK, Ganguly said that he hasn’t spoken to them in recent times and will do so soon. Ganguly, incidentally, is also the co-owner of ISL franchise ATK.

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Ganguly said, “I’m still with ATK and will speak to them soon,” and he also added that his new responsibility has forced him to step down from being the mentor of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals.