Kolkata, Oct 17 (TIWN): The Indian Cricket Board president-elect Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said the acheivement of Nobel prize winner and fellow Bangali Abhijit Banerjee was much bigger than his.`

"It's (Nobel prize) a much bigger and terrific achievement. I have not met him (Banerjee) ever. I was reading about him in the flight and what he did ... It's on economics related to poverty. He's a special person. Hopefully I will meet him someday," Ganguly said returning to his home town to a rousing reception after being elected as the BCCI president.