Could Ganguly return?
Well, if the media reports are to be believed, Saurav Ganguly could return to the Indian team. The Indian teams recent decline in form, injuries and inexperience in this current squad means the selectors must be forced to reconsider Ganguly. From CricInfo...
India's stuttering form in the one-day arena may have an unlikely beneficiary: Sourav Ganguly is in line for a recall to the Test side, nine months after he was jettisoned followed the resounding 341-run defeat at Karachi.If he does does return, there will certainly be some friction between him and Greg. I also don't know how the current players would take to his return. THere has to be some bad blood. These players were quiet while they watched their captain get sidelined by the administration.
Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir and VRV Singh are likely to be named in the squad for the Tests when the selectors meet on Thursday and, with Rahul Dravid not certain to play in the opening Test, Ganguly could join VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar in the middle order for what is likely to be a tremendous test of India's batting resources.
Wealth of experience is being considered an asset after Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif and Dinesh Mongia failed to make the transition on the bouncier pitches in South Africa. Ganguly has one Duleep Trophy century to his name this season, and the team's think-tank and the national selectors also reason that his will to succeed after all the travails of the past 18 months will inspire him to rediscover the sort of form that he last showed on the arduous tour of Australia three years ago.
One thing is for sure, there would be nothing more exciting then a blazing Ganguly century against a strong South African attack! This poor guy must be so pissed at the BCCI's mistreatment of his career, that he must be aching to perform. Ganguly has overcome hurdles before. He certainly has my support and I really hope he gets selected and lets his bat do the talking.
4 comments:
BAD BLOOD? Thats a surety. I dont think there will be anything between the players. But Greg and Ganguly, after that spat, will have some difficulty making eye contact. And some of the heat might rub off on the players as well.
lets hope there is nothing between the players. though i find it interesting that besides yuvraj and harbajan, not a lot of players were vocal about their views. though i suppose its understandable. the unity of the team is more important than taking sides.
both greg and saurav are leaders in their own way. if he does return, im sure ganguly will want to mark his territory and regain his clout
hey omar...i didn't know all these while that there was a ganguly supporter hiding inside a great pakistani fan..don't forget to check the outpouring of my emotions then ..at cricket et cetera..
hey Amit - hah - yeah -well - i always liked him. i didn't think he deserved the disrespect he got from the admin. i do believe he should have been dropped though because of form and form only.
sadly you can't have 2 or 3 leaders in the team. now you have greg and a relatively more passive dravid.
ganguly's coming back is a bit of drama and you know how we desi's love drama!
i follow your blog a lot - i read your gaguly post - ill be sure to respond to it soon!
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