Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper, took charge as the 39th BCCI President in October last year. However, it's a position he is supposed to relinquish on July 27 as per the newly adopted board constitution.

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The new BCCI constitution based on justice RM Lodha committee's reforms says, “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.”

Notably, Ganguly was the secretary and later President of the Cricket Association of Bengal for five plus years before taking over in his current role.

On Wednesday (July 22), the Supreme Court said it would hear the applications after two weeks which have raised various issues with regards to the BCCI and their bid to alter the constitution.

Meanwhile, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has backed Ganguly to continue as BCCI chief till the World Cup 2023.

"The Supreme Court of India's decision to postpone the hearing of several applications by the BCCI and some of its affiliates has also left Indian cricket in limbo. Sure, there are many more important cases than cricket before the highest court in the land but Indian cricket lovers are anxiously awaiting the decision," Gavaskar wrote in Mid-Day.

"Personally, I would love to see Sourav and his team carry on till the end of the 2023 World Cup in India but let's see what the court decides. Just like Sourav lifted the Indian team after the early murky times and restored the faith of the Indian cricket lovers, so also he and his team look capable of doing that with the BCCI administration," he further added.

Apart from Ganguly, BCCI secretary Jay Shah could also be the victim of board’s new constitution.

Notably, Shah has previously served as the secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association for more than five years, and he is understood to have completed his nine-month period at the BCCI.