The first thing Sourav Ganguly did on walking onto the Eden Gardens turf was checking the wicket. In Delhi Capitals colours, there couldn't have been a better frame to capture the contours of a controversy that Bengal's biggest cricket icon finds himself in.

As president of the Cricket Association of Bengal, the former India skipper is head of the team that provides facilities for IPL matches here, including pitch preparation. Today, hosts Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals, where Ganguly joined as an advisor this year. The match will be played in the backdrop of a Conflict of Interest complaint currently in the BCCI ombudsman's court.