Jay Shah squashes Ganguly's BCCI exit talks

A Twitter post today by Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), caused a stir in the media as speculations were made that the former Indian skipper might be stepping down from his role as the president of BCCI in order to enter politics. 

"Today, I am planning to start something that I feel will probably help a lot of people. I hope you continue your support as I enter this chapter of my life," Sourav tweeted.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, however, was quick to clarify the situation. 

"The rumours doing rounds about Mr Sourav Ganguly stepping down from the post of BCCI President are factually incorrect. We have some exciting times in the form of media rights coming up and my colleagues and I are completely focused on the upcoming opportunity and safeguarding the interest of Indian cricket," Shah told the media.

49-year-old Sourav's tweet further read: "2022 marks the 30th year since the start of my journey with cricket in 1992. Since then, Cricket has given me a lot. Most importantly, it has given me the support of all of you. I want to thank every single person who has been a part of the journey, supported me, and helped me reach where I am today."

The speculations about Sourav joining politics started last month when senior BJP leader and Indian Home Minister Amit Shah had dinner at his home in Kolkata. Some other BJP leaders were also present at the dinner.

Just a day after the dinner with Shah, Sourav spoke about his close ties with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and also praised other Trinamool leaders. He also shared the dais with senior TMC leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim.