mobanmarketKolkata: Sourav Ganguly, the newly-elected Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President on Saturday said he is someone who creates his own expectations and is never governed by others.
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As BCCI chief, Ganguly paved the way for India to play its first-ever Day Night Test at Eden Gardens against Bangladesh from November 22-26, in less than a week since taking over the hot seat.
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At the launch of former international umpire Simon Taufel’s book titled “Finding The Gaps”, Ganguly said his biggest asset is his patience and those are things he picked up while playing.
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“What helps me is I am a very patient person. These are characteristics which I have learnt in my playing career. I could adjust with everything and get the best out of it. One thing also I have learnt in life is to create my own expectations. My life is not ruled by somebody else’s expectations,” Ganguly said.
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After his meeting with former teammate and current head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Rahul Dravid in Bengaluru recently, Ganguly shared a picture on social media where he is mobbed by fans at the airport.
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“At the check in airport of Bangalore … love of people makes u feel so grateful,” Ganguly shared a picture of him on Twitter standing at the check-in of the city airport and can be seen surrounded by people.
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Asked how he keeps his cool despite being followed virtually every time, everywhere, the 47-year-old said: “I just do as I am told. When they ask for selfies, I stand.
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“As a captain, I had my own ideas which I wanted to achieve which may be good to someone and not good to someone. I believe in not hurting anyone. But when you take decisions somebody will be happy and somebody will not be happy. That’s life. When you have to take a call, you have to take a call,” he said.
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Taufel, sitting next to him, expressed grief at the loss of his mother just before coming to India for his book launch.
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“Two days ago on Thursday, she succumbed to stage four bowel cancer. I was there when she passed away and I count myself fortunate,” said Australian Taufel, widely regarded as one of cricket’s best-ever umpires.
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“I was conflicted to tell mum that I would still go to India and do this. But deep down, I knew she would say ‘go and do what you need to do’. Every mother wants their children to be successful. I am incredibly sad that my mother passed away but I am proud that at 72 years, my mother sacrificed a lot to be able to get until this point.
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“I want to continue as much as I can and make my family proud,” said the 48-year-old five-time ICC Umpire of the Year.
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On the book, he said it deals with how an umpire is also human at the end of the day.
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Lavishing praise on Taufel, Ganguly said he was exceptional in an era where umpires were judged on the number of mistakes they have made.
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“I was captain during most of Simon’s umpiring career and I remember some of the great matches. India beat England in Durban in 2003 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes in the 2007 World T20 against England. I was lucky number of times I nicked and he was a dear friend (laughs)…..Simon has had a fantastic career.”
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