Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar Give Best Wishes To Sourav Ganguly

Wishes are pouring in for former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly as he is set to become the next BCCI President. After a plethora of former and current cricketers wished 'Dada' on his achievement, former Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday extended his wishes. “Congrats on being elected the @BCCI President, Dadi. I am sure you will continue to serve Indian Cricket like you always have! Best wishes to the new team that will take charge,” Tendulkar tweeted.

Congrats on being elected the @BCCI President, Dadi. I am sure you will continue to serve Indian Cricket like you always have!🏏 Best wishes to the new team that will take charge. pic.twitter.com/ucGnOi0DRC

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 15, 2019

Ganguly also received warm wishes from Pakistan's legendary former pacer Shoaib Akhtar. Akhtar, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) under the captaincy of Ganguly, believes the Prince of Kolkata had transformed Indian cricket during its tough phase besides changing the players' mentality as he has brilliant cricketing knowledge. “One person that transformed Indian cricket was Sourav Ganguly, never felt before 97-98 that India could beat Pakistan. I never felt India had the system to beat Pakistan until Sourav Ganguly became the captain. Sourav Ganguly changed the mentality of Indian cricket. He had an eye to pick a talent to play for India,” Akhtar said in a video on his YouTube channel. “Sourav Ganguly is a great leader, he is an honest person when it comes to picking up talent. He is a brilliant cricketing knowledge,” he added. Ganguly had filed his nomination at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Monday and said that taking care of first-class cricketers and setting the house in order will be his top priorities. However, his appointment will be a short one as he will have to go in for a cooling-off period from September 2020, under the new rules.