Yes, we know he hasn't been in the team for a while now. Yes, we know the chairman of the selectors Kiran More can't stand the mention of his name. But somewhere, deep down, there was a suspicion that if Sachin Tendulkar didn't make it, Saurav Ganguly might get a look-in. But the announcement of the team for the Test series against West Indies has shut another door on the Bengal Tiger.
Questions: Does Ganguly stand no chance whatsoever? Has he fallen victim of the factional war between the Sharad Pawar and Jagmohan Dalmiya camps in the BCCI? Most importantly, is this the way we treat a stand-out captain who tamed Australia and Pakistan? Couldn't we even give him a farewell match? Have we become such a graceless country lacking in the very basic norms of civility? And should Rahul Dravid keep quiet, when a similar fate could befall him?
No doubt Ganguly was the best of the lot who captained India. But he was like congress party, with power they are dragons without not even a mice. He is bad influence on team as he proved in Srilanka tringular tour last year.
Better for him to sell his kit to charity and hang his boot. If he gets chance also his weakness for short delivaries will leave him laughing stock further…………
Better retiere honarbly any way Mr.Sharad powar is here to stay……….so bye bye Mr. Ganguly……………..Thanks for everything……………
Rahul Dravid should realise that a day will come when no will need ‘the wall’ and then Chappel & co will do the same as they did to Ganguly on Dravid. He has been nothing but spineless and i have no regrets in saying this. The wheel shall turn a full circle and no! i am not a bengali
Our cricketers should learn one thing. Draw the line on your career and retire gracefully. Plan your retirement and announce it (like Steve Waugh did). Don’t play until you need a walking stick to get onto the field.
As Vijay Merchant used to say “When you retire people should say ‘Why?’ and NOT ‘Why Not?’.
Our guys want to wring this cricket thing dry until the last minute. How else can you explain 2 or even 3 former captains playing under Azharudin (I think). They just dont want to let go of the limelight.
Yella ‘Politicsu’ GURU . ( everything is Politics)
Nedyovaaga ‘naaNya’ …NededheyidhaGa ‘SHOONYA’
( when in Circulation it is Money ..when not it is ‘Nothing’ )
Yee naduve anthu ‘Bekaaragi’ aadthidha ..Sumne teammates annisbardhu nodi. Namma Captain adalla antha. Hogidhu olleydhae aythu .Papa
I don’t quite understand sentiments like everything will go a full circle, this will one day happen to Rahul Dravid, Chappell will ditch him etcetera. This is professional sports and these are professional athletes. One day, Dravid’s tenure will end and he will move on. Chappell’s job and the selectors’ job is to find the best 11 players to represent the country, not reward Ganguly or Dravid or Tendulkar for yesterday’s performances. Not to say these are not brilliant champions of Indian cricket. They are indeed. But laws of nature state mandate that they cannot stay 26 year old champions forever