Orgainsing WT20 was a lifetime experience: Ganguly

TIL Desk Sports/ Having successfully made the transition from a former cricketer to an administrator, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said organising matches of the 2016 World Twenty20 at the historic Eden Gardens was a an experience of a lifetime.

Ganguly was new to his role as an administrator in early 2016 when he was elevated as Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president following Jagmohan Dalmiya’s untimely death in September 2015.

And the former India captain said the role of an administrator was an eyeopener for him. “I may have played 400-plus matches but I must say hosting a world tournament is a lifetime experience and an eyeopener,” Ganguly said at the CAB annual awards ceremony here on Tuesday.

The Eden Gardens hosted five matches of last year’s Twenty20 World Cup, including the summit-clash, where West Indies beat England to become the champions. Ganguly also showered praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and remembered how she extended her support in hosting the marquee World Twenty20 clash between India and Pakistan after it was shifted to Eden Gardens following protests in Dharamsala.