Tired of the fiasco at BCCI: Sourav Ganguly

The ongoing changes in the Indian cricket administration have left many cricket fans and followers frustrated. Sharing the same sentiments is former Indian captain and the current President of the Cricket Association if Bengal(CAB), Sourav Ganguly.

After the Supreme Court appointed a four-member panel, headed by former CAG Vinod Rai, to oversee the BCCI's affairs and to ensure that the changes recommended by the Lodha Committee are properly implemented, Ganguly said he was 'tired' of the entire episode.

“We all are seeing what is happening. I am tired of this.” Ganguly was quoted as saying.

The committee, headed by Rai, also has cricket historian Ramachandra Guha, Infrastructure Development Fiance Company (IDFC) Managing Director Vikram Limaye and former women’s skipper Diana Edulji as its members. Their task is to interact with BCCI CEO Rahul Johri for supervision and smooth functioning of the board.

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Coming back to the things happening on the field, Ganguly said he was pleased with the performance of Indian bowlers in the victory over England in the second T20 at Nagpur. “It was a great bowling display by Nehra and Bumrah, especially in the death overs. I am hopeful India will win in Bengaluru as well.”

I think India needs a change in the batting order to be honest in the final game going into Bangalore. I think Manish Pandey should bat at No.3 and Raina can probably come down at No.6 and depending on number of overs played. MS Dhoni should go up the order. I have been saying this for a long time maybe 4-5 years now that in T20s Dhoni should be batting much higher and playing more freely. But the team management has got to decide this and take a call," he told India Today.

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He suggested that going into the final T20I, India should consider changing their batting order a bit. He is a strong supporter of sending MS Dhoni higher up the oder.  

I think India needs a change in the batting order to be honest in the final game going into Bangalore. I think Manish Pandey should bat at No.3 and Raina can probably come down at No.6 and depending on number of overs played. MS Dhoni should go up the order. I have been saying this for a long time maybe 4-5 years now that in T20s Dhoni should be batting much higher and playing more freely. But the team management has got to decide this and take a call," he told India Today.

Ganguly also said he believes that the role of a finisher is overrated, and that India should ensure MS Dhoni gets to face more deliveries than he usually does.

India play England in the third and decisive T20I in Bangalore tomorrow. 

I don't believe in this word finisher and we keep hearing about it. You bat 20 overs and you finish. If you are set then you can be a better finisher than when you come in at the 17th or 18th over without a ball next to your name. So I think the word finisher is just overrated in cricket and I think it is time that hopefully the team management takes this up and try and give our best players the maximum number of deliveries.