Ganguly to sign up with Nimbus?

Rumours about Sourav Ganguly signing up with a new marketing agency have gained ground, with a rediff.com report suggesting that Nimbus, a sports production company, have clinched the deal with a Rs 60-crore offer (US$12.5 million approx) over a five-year period. Ganguly's current contract, with Percept D'Mark, expires on September 22, and according to the report, Nimbus is likely to announce its deal with Ganguly on the same day. The report also states that Ganguly would be guaranteed the entire amount even if he does not remain captain of the Indian team over the five-year period.

Rumours about Ganguly signing up with Nimbus have persisted for more than a month, even though Harish Thawani, co-chairman of World Sports Nimbus, had denied them in early August. The Times of India had quoted him as saying: "We have given no such proposal to Ganguly, nor are we contemplating to. There is no resolution even in the company board of taking cricketers on board for celebrity management."