Chennai: Popular Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the ICC chairman’s post. He the BCCI president’s ‘astute cricket brain’ and vast experience as an administrator make him a very suitable candidate for the role.
Sangakkara, who admitted that he is a big fan of Ganguly, said the former India captain has an international mindset which is necessary to remain unbiased in an important position.
“I think Sourav definitely can make that change. Quite a big fan of Dada not just because of his stature as a cricketer but I think he has a very astute cricket brain,” Sangakkara, who is currently the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Chairman, told India Today.
He added: “Your mindset should be truly international and not just constrained by partisanship in terms of where I come from—am I Indian, Sri Lankan or Australia or English but really understand ‘yes I am a cricketer and what I am doing is what is best for all cricketing countries”.