Kochi IPL franchise has not approached me: Ganguly

KOLKATA - Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has rubbished reports that the Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has approached him to play in the fourth edition of the event.

“I don’t know much about Kochi; it seems you guys know more… Well till now, I’ve not been approached by any team,” Ganguly told reporters.

Media reports had said that the Kochi IPL had contacted other teams to get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from them to rope in the left-hander.

As per the IPL rule, Ganguly can again be part of the IPL through an open bidding process if all the 10 franchises have no objection to the move. (ANI)