Ganguly remains one of India’s most successful captains and batsmen, and a prominent and influential voice in the game in the country, and is also the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

He has worn many hats over the years, and one of them was as a member of the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee that was tasked with choosing the next head coach of the senior men’s team after the fallout between captain Virat Kohli and then coach Anil Kumble, which led to the latter’s ouster.

“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, where 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,” he continued.

“But with deep sense of worry, I 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.

“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.”