Sourav Ganguly elected Cricket Association of Bengal president without contest

Ganguly had been a joint secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal from 2014 and will have to go on a mandatory 'cooling-off' period of three years after completing six years in office at a stretch in July 2020. As a result, the former India skipper will remain president of the CAB for the next 10 months. As far as the presidentship goes, this will be Ganguly's second term in office after he became president in 2015, following the death of former BCCI and ICC president Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Meanwhile, it is also to be noted that Avishek Dalmiya will be elevated from the joint secretary's post to secretary while Debabrata Das of Kolkata Town Club will be the joint secretary of the association. Veteran administrator Naresh Ojha will be the vice-president while Debashis Ganguly will take charge as the treasurer of the association.

The CAB is totally abided by the Lodha recommendations and the first step towards the formation of the Apex Council was also undertaken on Thursday with the electoral officer naming 11 club representatives uncontested. The Council will be primarily responsible for the governance of the affairs of the association, that will comprise 19 members, 16 of which were finalized on Thursday.

CAB OFFICE-BEARERS

President: Sourav Ganguly; Vice-president: Naresh Ojha; Secretary: Avishek Dalmiya; Joint secretary: Debabrata Das; Treasurer: Debasish Ganguly.

OTHERS IN APEX COUNCIL

Ardhendu Kumar Ghosh, Goutam Goswami, Joydeep Kolay, Mintu Das, Numazar Mehta, Prabir Chakrabarty, Rajib Ghosh, Samrat Bhowmick, Sanjoy Dutta, Subrata Saha, Susanta Banerjee.