Jan. 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said the cricket body has lost its face internationally after its president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were removed by the Supreme Court. The former cricketer also thinks that former captain Sourav Ganguly will be an able replacement for BCCI’s top spot.
"The BCCI has lost face internationally after this entire saga," Gavaskar was quoted in an interview to NDTV. “We are in for a complete new era for Indian cricket," added the former cricketer.
Thakur and Shirke were removed from their respective position for failing to implement the Lodha Panel recommendations. Gavaskar is happy that players can now be part of decision-making in the state elections.
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"BCCI has got a very good bench strength to take up the bigger rolls and one name that comes to my mind is Sourav Ganguly. Remember, in 1999-2000 when Indian cricket was gripped by the match fixing saga, Ganguly was given the Indian team captaincy and he turned it around," Gavaskar concluded.
With inputs from Interview given to a TV Channel