Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who remains one of the most respected figures in world cricket, on Tuesday wrote a letter to top officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) expressing serious concerns over the way Indian board has been functioning of late.
Johri, who has served as the BCCI CEO since April 2016, had been named by a journalist through an anonymous post. The woman has accused Johri of inappropriate behaviour and harassment. The women, who remained anonymous, claimed to be a journalist and accused Johri of sexual misbehaviour in regards to an incident that occurred while both of them were working for different media institutions.
in this context here is what Ganguly wrote in the letter
Dear all,
I write this mail to you all with the deep sense of fear as to where indian cricket administration is going..Having played the game for a long period of time ,were Our lives were ruled by winning and losing ,and the image of indian cricket was of paramount importance to us.We wake up looking at how our cricket is faring even now ..
But with deep sense of worry, (I used the word worry) beg to state that the way things have gone in the last couple of years ,the authority of indian cricket to the world and the love and belief of millions of fans is on the way down..
I don’t know how far it, true ,but the recent reports of harassment has really made the bcci look very poorly .. more so the way it has been handled ..
The committee of COA from four has come down to two and now the two seems to be divided ..
Cricketing rules are changed in the middle of a season ,which has never been heard off .. decisions made in committees are turned around with complete disrespect ,my experience in the matter of coach selection was appalling (the less said the better)..
One of my friends who is involved in matters relating to functioning of board asked me who should they go to ..I had no answer ..I had to ask who should I invite for an international game from a particular association as I did not know what was going on..
Indian cricket with its massive following has been built over the years of hard work from superb administrators and greatest of cricketers who have managed to bring thousands of fans to the ground..
I at the present moment ,think it’s in danger..
Hope people are listening..
Regards
Sourav Ganguly(President CAB)