Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has officially taken charge as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

On the very first day, the former cricketing star made sure to make a lasting impression!

Ganguly wore the same blazer which he had got when he became the captain of the Indian cricket team, as he took up his new role on 23^rd October.

“I got it when I was captain of India, so I decided I would wear it but I did not realise it is so lose. But I got this when I was captain so I decided to wear it today,” Ganguly told reporters after formally taking over as the new chief at the apex body’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai.

“It’s an honour that I’ve been asked to take this role by the members. It’s a new start for the BCCI. Coincidentally – fortunately, or unfortunately – when I became captain, it was a similar sort of a situation and I captained India for six years. And this is a similar sort of situation that now things need to be brought back in place, reforms need to be done, huge amounts of money needs to be paid to state associations. So it’s a completely new start. From that point of view, I find myself in a position where I can make a change, and it’s a challenge,” he said.

Ganguly has become the first BCCI president to take over charge after the 33-month tenure of the Committee of Administrators, during which the Lodha recommendations were implemented. Speaking about his role, he said, “I’ll do it the way I know, in the way I feel is best for BCCI, with no compromise on credibility and corruption-free. That’s the way I led India and that’s the way I will take forward this organisation in whatever time I have. It’s a pretty young team so we will have to do a lot of hard work.”

Ganguly stressed on establishing a strong working relationship with India captain Virat Kohli, calling the latter “the most important man in Indian cricket”.