BCCI president Sourav Ganguly leaves IPL 2020 midway: Here's why
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly leaves for India. Ganguly, who was in the UAE because of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season had to arrive in India ahead of Indian Super League (ISL) tournament. Ganguly is the co-owner of ATK Mohun Bagan.
FollowSourav Ganguly, the president of the Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), along with other BCCI members, has led to the successful organizing of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Till now, all the matches of the season were being conducted in secured premises in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), under the watchful eyes of Sourav Ganguly. However, owing to his commitments with Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21, he had to leave for India.Â
The ISL is all set to take place from November 2020 to March 2021. As per plans and considering the ranging pandemic, the tournament will be hosted behind closed doors, across three venues in Goa.Â
Sourav Ganguly is a franchisee owner and co-owns ATK Mohun Bagan. The team is the defending champion. The team has won the tournament thrice so far and is the most successful team of the tournament.
The BCCI President posted a picture on his Instagram account that evidenced his ISL commitments. He posted a supposedly promotional picture holding a football. The pic captioned “ISL starts in November" and added the hashtag "#atkmohunbagan".
