Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly’s car was in an accident at the Durgapur Expressway while he was on the way to Burdwan for an event. The good news is that Ganguly remained unharmed from the incident and no injuries were reported. The former cricketer even went on to attend the programme as scheduled.
Ganguly was with his convoy en route to Burdwan when suddenly a lorry came in the middle which led to the vehicles applying brakes. It was raining at the time but given that Ganguly’s car applied brakes on time there was no major accident.
However, there was a minor collision between two cars running behind Ganguly but an officer from the Dadpur police station told Hindustan (Mint’s sister publication) that Sourav’s car was not damaged in the incident and the former BCCI president did not suffer any injuries.
Despite the accident, Ganguly attended the event at Burdwan University’s Golapbagh campus, where he also answered a series of questions by students. Ganguly also went to the Mohun Bagan ground on the university and later to Radharani Stadium in Burdwan where he was felicitated by the Burdwan Sports Association.
“I am overwhelmed. It feels great to be in Burdwan. I am even more happy that you invited me. BDS (Burdwan Sports Association) was asking me to come for a long time. It feels great to be here today. CAB has been working with the Burdwan sports organization for 50 years. Many players have emerged from the district. We will have to recruit players from the district in the same way in the future as well.” Hindustan quoted Ganguly as saying at the event.
