Ganguly still hopes for a return to ODIs

[Guest HariSampath]

Ok...Ganguly is an ALLTIME one day great, and Dravid is the most destructive batsman in ODI history ....happy folks ?? :hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[beetle]

Some people need to grow up...........:boring:

[Gambit]

Hari, denying Gangs is an all time great ODI bat is just plain silly. And he was better than SRT between '97-'00 .

[fineleg]

Ganguly should not be whining like this. There is no meaning comparing himself with Sachin. He is just giving more fuel for his stupid supporters to stop more trains and do more demonstrations in Kolkata. Stop this idiocy and concentrate on your career. Learn a few things from RD.

True that!

[Holysmoke]

Hari' date=' denying Gangs is an all time great ODI bat is just plain silly. And he was better than SRT between '97-'00 .[/quote'] Wrong. Sachin average = 45.7 Sachin SR = 93.81 Sourav average = 43.46 Sourav SR = 72.11 Between 1 Jan 1997 and 1 Jan 2000.

[Ram]

Saurav Ganguly was the BEST one day bat between 1999 to 2001, no questions asked. He is legend of the one day game, one of its best ever.

[yoda]

Ganguly was the BEST test bat as well on 12/5/2003 and 12/8/2007.

[Zap_Brannigan]

Wrong. Sachin average = 45.7 Sachin SR = 93.81 Sourav average = 43.46 Sourav SR = 72.11 Between 1 Jan 1997 and 1 Jan 2000.

Well , From 1 Jan 1997 to 1 Jan 2001, filtered 1997-2000 147 6012 183 46.24 16 57 5/16 33.42 2 47 0

[The Outsider]

Some really weird analysis in here, just quoting some numbers on either side is hardly a way to judge a batsman. It has to be looked into contextually with the batting line up and team demands. For a very long time, Ganguly was a perfect fit in the Indian batting line up. His presence at the opening slot complemented Tendulkar's aggressive style while he took his time to settle in. The team's run rate used to be brisk and once settled in, Ganguly had the ability to play some huge shots in the middle overs, particularly against spinners, when our middle order was settling in a milking the bowling. A successful batting line up is a jigsaw puzzle where different pieces should fit in for success and Ganguly in ODIs was a pretty crucial piece of the puzzle.

[Zap_Brannigan]

The way i remember, Sachin got those big knocks against Aus while Gangs did it against Pak and SA. So in a way they complemented each other against the big sides.

[Holysmoke]

Some really weird analysis in here' date=' just quoting some numbers on either side is hardly a way to judge a batsman. It has to be looked into contextually with the batting line up and team demands. For a very long time, Ganguly was a perfect fit in the Indian batting line up. His presence at the opening slot complemented Tendulkar's aggressive style while he took his time to settle in. The team's run rate used to be brisk and once settled in, Ganguly had the ability to play some huge shots in the middle overs, particularly against spinners, when our middle order was settling in a milking the bowling. A successful batting line up is a jigsaw puzzle where different pieces should fit in for success and Ganguly in ODIs was a pretty crucial piece of the puzzle.[/quote'] Yes. I completely agree. But I dont think he is needed in the team any more.

[Guest HariSampath]

Some people need to grow up...........:boring:

some people need to deal with the fact that some people's batting is :boring: *yawn*

[Guest HariSampath]

Anyone please answer this question : How many Indian batsmen in 2007 had been openly criticised for selfish batting, not in team interests, refusal to follow team management's instructions despite repeatedly told, choking the pace of an inngs, captains complaining to selectors, fellow team members not wanting to play along with, dubbed as the worst runner between wkts, dubbed as a poor fielder, news stories about deliberate slow batting at cost of team etc etc.....only one Saurav Ganguly.

[fineleg]

Ganguly was the BEST test bat as well on 12/5/2003 and 12/8/2007.

:D

[Feed]

Ganguly was considering ODI retirement Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has had a dream comeback to international cricket but just when he was in top form, Ganguly was dropped from the ODI squad. More...

[DomainK]

It might just be the right time for him to call it a day. He has been a force in Indian cricket and his contributions will be remembered for a long time. But I guess he should quit ODIs and concentrate on test cricket for another 2/3 years before finally retiring from that.

[manoj_admlab]

I wanted to play one-dayers till September - Ganguly Cricinfo staff February 16, 2008 Dropped for the ongoing CB Series in Australia, Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly has revealed that he had planned to continue playing one-dayers for another seven to eight months before taking a call on his future. He also considered the fact that he didn't see himself realistically continuing till the 2011 World Cup. "They (the selectors) just asked me whether I wanted to continue one-day cricket," Ganguly told Times Now, an Indian news channel. "I said, 'yes definitely, at least for the next 7-8 months.' "So I wanted to play till September, then probably take a call because at some stage you would not have gone on to play the 2011 World Cup. "There is not much of one-day cricket this year. There is the Australia series, then India go to Sri Lanka for Tests and one-dayers. So there are five one-dayers there and then the Champions Trophy in September and rest of the year is full of Test cricket. Ganguly and another former captain Rahul Dravid were omitted for the one-dayers in Australia after the national selectors opted for the core of India's ICC World Twenty20 winning squad, with several players lacking in experience at the international level. Since his return to the one-day squad in early 2007, Ganguly has scored 1240 runs in 32 matches at an average of 44.28, and he celebrated his return with the Man-of-the-Series prize in the one-day series against Sri Lanka before the World Cup. However, his performances in the last ten matches saw the average dipping to 25.66. The team management in Australia had reasoned that Ganguly was overlooked for the sake of blooding youth, with the added emphasis on fielding abilities. "I was a bit surprised because I didn't expect it," he said. "But, all I can say for sure is that it is not on the basis of form." http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/337449.html

[beetle]

CCNIBN is showing the full interview today at 9 or 9:30...... They promise to give lots of details:D

[suma25]

CCNIBN is showing the full interview today at 9 or 9:30...... They promise to give lots of details:D

its on times now not on cnn ibn

[beetle]

Ok.....:P