He was one of the greatest captain India has ever blessed and his fans knows him as ‘Dada’. On Friday, Legendary Sourav Ganguly revealed that when he got into administration in 2015 on Jagmohan Dalmiya’s request, he was desperate to become the coach of the national team. However, things did not work out as he continued in administration after Dalmiya’s demise and soon was appointed as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal. Citing example of an unexpected future, the former India captain recalled the time when he went to Australia in 1999, he wan’t even the vice-captain but in three months’ time since the tour he was appointed as captain.
“You should do what you can and not thinking about the outcome. You never know where life goes, you never know where life will take you. I went to Australia in 1999, I wasn’t even the vice-captain. Sachin (Tendulkar) was the captain and in three months I became the captain of India,” he said.
“When I got into administration, I was desperate to be the coach of the national side. (Jagmohan) Dalmiya called me and said ‘why you don’t you try for six months’. He passed away and none was around, so I became the CAB president.”
“People take 20 years to become president. You have to live for the day,” Ganguly said while speaking at the India Today Conclave East 2017.
