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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Goodbye Ganguly?

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His week could see the end of an unforgettable era, with Sourav Ganguly “set to quit” international cricket if not selected for the Australia series. The team for the first two tests will be chosen on Wednesday.

If Ganguly, 112 short of 7,000 Test runs, does retire, he would be the first of India's ‘Fab Five’ — the others being Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman — to call it a day, bringing to a close what has been Indian cricket’s most dramatic chapter.

Sources close to the former India skipper told HT Ganguly’s mind was made up. “He said there is no point in trying to make yet another comeback after this,” said the source. “He has nothing to prove to anyone anymore.” Ganguly, who had not spoken to (or been spoken to) by any selector in the recent fortnight since his axing from the Irani Cup squad, was philosophical.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Dropped from Irani Cup, could be the end for Dada

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Unless the new selection committee committee thinks radically differently Souray Ganguly's omission from the Irani Cup squad could start the most remarkable phaseout period in the history of Indian cricket.

Is it time to say goodbye to Indian cricket legends who contributed to 17 Test victories abroad between November 2000 when Ganguly became captain and 2008 compared to 14 from 1932 to 2000? It's just that the process to shelve them has started with Ganguly, India's most successful captain with 21 wins in 49 Tests.

"You have to look at the future and start somewhere," a national selector unwilling to go on record told HT. "We have a pool of youngsters who are ready to be tested and this is the right time." Ganguly made 96 runs in six innings in Sri Lanka last month.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Sourav a poor sport, says Warne

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After the Slapgate comes another showdown. Just days after the Harbjahan-Sreesanth fiasco, a fresh storm broke in the IPL on Thursday during the Jaipur-Kolkata game, involving two vastly experienced foes.

In something strikingly similar to a controversy that made headlines during Australia's eventful tour of India in 2001, home team skipper Shane Warne tore into Souray Ganguly for being late in leading his side into the ground while batting and fielding. Speaking after the game, Warne also accused Ganguly of violating the spirit of cricket for questioning the validity of a catch claimed by Graeme Smith.


It was a smooth win for Warne's team and he was paying glowing tributes to his players until someone brought up Dada's captaincy The spin legend wasted no time in unleashing a verbal assault.

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