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The elegant left-hander is very impressed with Ganguly’s leadership abilities and believes that he has what it takes to head the global body in the future.
“One thing I have learned over the years is that if you are going to run BCCI, you need to be many, many things. Having a reputation like he (Ganguly) has is a very good start, but you need to be a very deft politician,” he said.
“You need to have control of a million different things,” Gower said ahead of “Q20”, a unique chat show for the fans presented by ‘GloFans’.
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“And of course, you need to be responsible for a game that is followed by, I mean, should we say a billion people here in India,” he said.
“We all know about the immense following for cricket in India. So it is indeed a wonderful thing to behold. Sourav has the toughest task imaginable in charge of BCCI, but so far I would say the signs are very good. He has listened, given his own opinion, and has pulled strings gently,” he said.
Political skills are a must in administration and that’s where Gower finds his fellow left-hander ticking all the boxes.
“He is a very, very good man and has those political skills. He has the right attitude and can keep things together and will do a good job. And if you do a good job as BCCI chief in the future, who knows?” he said,
“But I would actually say the more important job, to be honest, is running BCCI. Being head of ICC is an honor, there is a lot that can be done by ICC, but actually look at the rankings, look at where the power is heading up. BCCI is definitely the bigger job,” he added.