In 136 ODI matches the duo opened the batting, they scored 6,609 runs at an average of over 48, including 21 hundred-plus partnerships and 23 fifty-plus.
Sourav Ganguly was welcomed as the BCCI representative on the ICC Board.
Ganguly will provide free rice worth Rs 50 lakh to the needy people who have been put in government schools for safety and security amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In a public address to the nation last evening, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 21-day lockdown period in UK.
The BCCI suspended the IPL, originally scheduled from March 29, to April 15 after government suspended all visas, barring few categories like diplomatic and employment, making it impossible for foreign players to participate.
BCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said he never thought his city would wear a deserted look with virtually no one on the streets.
As per the new BCCI constitution based on justice RM Lodha committee's reforms, any person who has been an office bearer in state as well as BCCI for consecutive period of six years will have to go for compulsory cooling off period of three years.
Taking to Twitter, BCCI president Ganguly said he had enormous love and respect for Banerjee as the latter had a great influence on his career when he was an 18-year-old boy.
The BCCI has asked its employees to work from home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which has also impacted India with over 150 cases detected in the country.
No headways were made on Monday during a teleconference of the eight IPL franchise owners as the number of positive cases registered increased to 114 and two deaths for COVID-19.
The second season of the cash-rich league was completed only within 37 days with a total of 59 matches and the knockouts had just two semifinals.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly took to Twitter to share that the work at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) indoor facility was completed on Saturday
Ganguly's indication that the IPL 2020 would be shortened comes a day after the tournament was suspended till April 15 due to the deadly outbreak of the COVID-19.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to ponder on the possibility of a new T20 tournament in India.
Unbeaten throughout the tournament, India were beaten by 85 runs by the defending champions, who clinched an unprecedented fifth world title in the shortest format.
