Cricket system is robust in this country: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

As embark get ready to embark on their England sojourn, which will see them take on New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship before the five-match Test series against England, former India captain, and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has shared his views on the current set-up, and why India have been so successful in recent times.

“The system is strong – domestic cricket, NCA (National Cricket Academy), coaches. The IPL is also a reason. Fairness of selection; only the best gets picked. There is transparency. The cricket system is robust. Four-day and T20 (cricket) are different, but the IPL does help. Gives confidence that you can play at this level. Talent is important and adjustment is not a problem,” said Ganguly, in an interview to Sportstar.

Ganguly himself has been one of the most successful Indian captains who is often credited with ushering in a new era in Indian cricket at the beginning of this century. It was under the leadership of Dada that the Indian team started to gain footing in foreign conditions, shedding the tag of home tigers.

Sourav refrained from making any comparisons between the team that he led and the current one under skipper Virat Kohli. But reminds

“These are two different generations. This is a superb phase. We drew with Australia in Australia, beat England in England and Pakistan in Pakistan. Won in New Zealand, too. It was a glorious phase. This team is doing so well. I leave it at that. What happened in 2003, can’t be compared with 2021. I was involved both times – captain and now the BCCI president,” Ganguly said.