Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took overas the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after being elected unopposed last week.

Ganguly became the 39th BCCI president after being officially announced as the new head of Indian cricket.

With Ganguly taking over, the rein of the SupremeCourt-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) comprising of Vinod Rai,Dianna Edulji and Ravi Thodge will demit office. The CoA took over theBCCI  January 30, 2017 and was initiallya four-member panel also comprising of historian Ramchandra Guga and bankerVikram Limaye. However, the duo stepped down citing personal reasons while Guhaand Edulji continued before Thodge was added to the equation in February thisyear.

But, with Ganguly and his new team taking over, CoA's watchwill come to an end and BCCI will return back to its normal functioning withthe new members on board.

The 47-year-old will be joined by Amit Shah's son Jay Shahas the new secretary while Arun Dhumal, who will be the new treasurer. Kerala'sJayesh George took the joint secretary's position while Mahim Verma ofUttarakhand will be the new vice-president.

Following his election, Ganguly said that his main aim is toresurrect the image of BCCI.

"I am happy with the appointment because this is thetime when BCCI's image has got hampered and it's a great opportunity for me todo something," Ganguly said.

"Whether you are elected unopposed or otherwise, it's abig responsibility because it is the biggest organization in the world ofcricket. India is a powerhouse. It will be a challenge," he added.

Ganguly, who also holds the post of the Cricket Associationof Bengal (CAB) currently, went on to add that his first aim is to look afterthe domestic cricketers.

"My first priority will be to look after first-classcricketers. I had requested to the CoA and they have not listened. Ranji Trophycricket will be the focus. To take care of cricketers' financialinterest," he said.

But, due to his appointment as the head of the BCCI, Gangulywill have to step down as the CAB head as one person cannot serve two positionsat a time, which directly accounts for conflict of interest.

However, Ganguly's time at the helm is set to be as short as9 months as he will enter a mandatory cooling-off period from July 2020 underthe new rules as he has been the president of the CAB for the past five yearsand an administrator can only serve six years at a trot.