Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu, Dave Cameron said that when he spoke to Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain he didn’t show any interest in competing for the position of ICC chairman.
Dave Cameron expressed his reservations to whether Sourav Ganguly, who has just begun his career as a top cricket administrator as BCCI president last year, would be able to globalize the sport of cricket and generate revenue from new avenues.
“It all depends on what ICC wants – do we want a famous cricketer to lead like a figure-head or want someone to shape the game, grow the revenue and really make this a global sport.
Can’t compete with Ganguly, says Dave Cameron
Dave Cameron, however, added that if Sourav Ganguly was indeed eyeing the ICC chairman’s post, then he was in ‘no position’ to compete against the BCCI president.
“If Ganguly is running I am in no shape to compete against him. He will bring the entire Asian block of votes.
“If he’s not running, I’ll hope he throws his support behind me. We need a sports hero going into new market like USA and I would need a good ally like him (Ganguly),” Dave Cameron, who was replaced as the CWI president by former West Indies manager Ricky Skerritt, said.
Asked if he was ready for ICC chairman’s elections, Dave Cameron said, “I’ll try to beat the proverbial pavement for support. I am having a lot of support, Shashank (Manohar) will tell you that I was going to run against him at that time because I had lot of support back then too.”
On his equation with former ICC chairman and former BCCI president Shashank Manohar, Dave Cameron said, “Shashank and I are close and remain close. He had resigned in 2017 but it was my support that helped him to come back. If I am selected I would love to continue his good work.”
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