Sourav Ganguly to step down as ATK Mohun Bagan Director after RPSG acquire Lucknow IPL franchise

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has decided to step down as Director of football giant ATK Mohun Bagan, one of the two most celebrated Indian football clubs which plate in the Indian Super League. 

This decision is being taken to avoid a potential conflict-of-interest controversy that might involve Ganguly as he is an office-bearer in the BCCI and courtesy of RPSG Ventures Ltd, the owners of the ATK Mohun Bagan winning the record Rs 7000 crores bid for an Indian Premier League franchise for Lucknow, Ganguly would now come in direct conflict as he is also a shareholder of Mohun Bagan side.  

Sanjiv Goenka of the RPSG group, the owner of both Mohun Bagan and the new IPL franchise from Lucknow had already confirmed that Ganguly was to step down from his position at Mohun Bangan.

"Well, I think he is going to step down from Mohun Bagan completely... I think today. It is for Sourav to make the announcement. I mean, sorry. I think I pre-empted it,” he said in an interview with business news channel CNBC.