Sourav Ganguly Says No to India Coaching Role For Now
Sourav Ganguly has said he is too busy for India's coaching role at the moment as he is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly cleared the air about taking up the role of coach for the Indian cricket team, saying that he would be unable to fulfill two duties at the same time. (Mahendra Singh Dhoni Has 'Fantastic' Ability to Stay Calm Under Pressure: Sourav Ganguly)
Ganguly didn't outrightly rule out taking the job sometime in the future, but said that currently he was focused on being president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).
"I really don't know as I have got another job to do at the moment. I am actually running the cricket (as CAB president). You can't do both at the same time. You have to see where life goes. At the present moment, 'No' (to coaching) as I am an administrator with responsibilities of running the game," Ganguly said during NDTV's Indian of the Year awards function in New Delhi.
On whether he could be the next BCCI president, the former Indian captain preferred to remain non-committal.
"I really don't know. I have just started a career and I don't where it will go and where it will finish. I don't rule out anything in life nor do I look too far forward either. I live for the day and the moment. I am trying to do the job I have at present to the best of my abilities and let's see what happens," said Ganguly.
On his role in the high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that is supposed to pick the next coach, Ganguly said: "To be honest, I don't know whether that committee exists at all. I think team is doing well and may be we will have to think about it in future."
Ganguly said that current limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been on the hot seat for such a long time that he has mastered the art of taking criticism in his stride while staying "calm under pressure."
Asked whether Dhoni at times get unfairly criticised, Ganguly said: "It is part and parcel of the job. MS has been captain for such a long time and he is used to it. We all get used to it. At the same time, when we do well, we are taken up to mountains and the skies."
"MS has this fantastic ability to remain calm under any situation. Lot of people have asked me that "you have been with him, so how does he remain calm? I tell them that he doesn't show it. From inside he is different, from outside he is different.
"That goes around in the dressing room and he gets a lot of respect. We only look at the criticism but amount of respect he gets in India is unbelievable," Ganguly said.