Sourav Ganguly included in BCCI's Technical Committee

NEW DELHI: Barely a few weeks after retiring from international cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today nominated as a member of the BCCI's Technical Committee.

"Sourav Ganguly has been nominated to the Technical Committee of the BCCI," a press release from the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said.

Ganguly has the experience of close to 20 years of cricket behind him and will be a key addition to the Technical Committee, the powerful body which takes decisions on cricketing matters and rule changes.

The BCCI's technical committee is headed by former captain Sunil Gavaskar and also has former Test batsman Chetan Chauhan, national selector Kris Srikkanth among other members.

Following is the full list of technical committee members: Sunil Gavaskar (Chairman), Chetan Chauhan, M V Sridhar, Biman Bhattacharjee, Milind Rege, Gyanendra Pandey, Kris Srikkanth, Sourav Ganguly, VK Ramaswamy, N Srinivasan.