Ganguly as BCCI chief, Dravid at NCA best for Indian cricket: Shastri

TIL Desk Sports/ Head coach Ravi Shastri believes that with the appointment of Sourav Ganguly — who has a vast experience in cricket administration — as the new BCCI President, Indian cricket is moving in the right direction. “My heartiest congratulations to Sourav for taking over as the BCCI president. His appointment is an indication that Indian cricket is moving in the right direction,” Shastri told.

 “He”s always been a natural leader. When someone like him — who already dipped his feet into cricket administration four or five years ago — takes over as president of the BCCI, it”s a win-win for Indian cricket.”These are difficult times for the Board and there”s a lot of work to do to bring BCCI back on the path of glory. I wish him all the best in his stint,” he added.

The 57-year-old also pointed out that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) is the most important institution in BCCI and it needs to be in the best possible functioning mode at all times.”It is the ultimate preparatory school. With someone like Rahul Dravid at the helm there, I expect no less. We”ve been communicating a lot and I”m sure good things are waiting to happen,” said Shastri.