Sourav Ganguly shares about his initial impression of former BCCI Secretary Jay Shah as ‘Stubborn’, but he turned out ‘Honest’

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly revealed that he had expected then BCCI chairman Jay Shah to be stubborn, but he turned out to be very honest.

Speaking about his eventful time period ad the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly revealed that he expected a specific sort of ‘stubbornness‘ from then Board secretary and the current chairman of the International Cricket Council- Jay Shah.

However, Sourav Ganguly has also shared that he was impressed by how ‘honest‘ Jay Shah was, along with how he had the ability to solve everything in a proper manner.

Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah were colleagues at the world’s richest cricket board from October 2019 to September 2022, and they navigated a tumultuous phase caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought sporting activity to a grinding halt for few months.

“He (Jay) had his own way of doing things but the best thing about him was he wanted to do things properly for Indian cricket,” Ganguly told PTI in an exclusive interview at his residence in Kolkata.

“See, he had the power, the support, so you expected certain kind of toughness, stubbornness from him but he would do things for Indian cricket,” the iconic former captain explained, referring to Shah’s status of being the son of Home Minister Amit Shah.

It was the first time that both Ganguly and Shah held BCCI positions. Before that, Ganguly had headed the Cricket Association of Bengal, while Shah was an office-bearer in the Gujarat Cricket Association.

While Ganguly was replaced by another former Test player Roger Binny in 2022, Shah continued as BCCI secretary till November 2024 before taking over as the youngest ever ICC chairman at 36 years of age.

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