Sourav Ganguly denies the rumours of him joining BJP

Once again the speculations of the former Indian captain and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly entering the politics by joining the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) were doing rounds among the fans. The rumours were sparked after Ganguly met the West Bengal’s Governor on December 27, Sunday.

This was followed by Ganguly travelling to Delhi to take part in the function where the Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a six-feet tall statue of late Arun Jaitley at the iconic Feroz Shah Kotla Ground on the occasion of Jaitley’s 68th birth anniversary on December 28, Monday. Thus, many felt that Sourav Ganguly might announce his decision to enter politics.

However, the former Indian captain quashed all such rumours by stating that his meeting with the governor of West Bengal doesn’t have anything to do with him joining politics or Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The rumours of Ganguly joining BJP had started after he along with the son of Amit Shah, Jay Shah had taken the responsibility as the President and Secretary of the Indian cricket board respectively.

Speaking to the media, Ganguly clarified, “If the Governor wants to meet you, you have to meet him. So let us keep it like that.”

If the Governor wants to meet you, you have to meet him. So let us keep it like that: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on being asked if he or anyone from his family would join BJP pic.twitter.com/C6VKs4mbX2

— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2020

Arun Jaitley was a cricketer’s person: Sourav Ganguly

After Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi on Monday, Sourav Ganguly paid a tribute to the late politician as he hailed him for his impeccable contribution to the game of cricket. The veteran cricketer reckoned that Jaitley was always there to support the team and backed young players during their rough phase.

“When we play and get 100, it gets recognition but lot of people work behind the scene and help the cricketers. He was a cricketer’s person. That is the role of an administrator,” he said. “I remember a phone call (he) made during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. We had lost the first game and the whole country went berserk but he (Jaitley) said that association supports you and you play well. These small things matter, he was a great human being.

“This is a remarkably talented state which has produced so many players, Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant now and many in the past. A settled DDCA is good thing for Indian cricket and hopefully they can do it,” Sourav Ganguly concluded.