J P K Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he wants to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years before looking at other cricketing assignments. "I (would) like to play for some more years in IPL. May be after four or five years I will think about other option," Ganguly, who was initially unsold in the IPL auction but later played for Pune Warriers as a replacement player, said during an interaction with students. The interaction was organised by the education fair "Eduquest" and Ganguly was asked if can be seen as a coach of the national team in near future. Asked about his most memorable Test match, Ganguly said "My first Test at Lords was the best for creating overall impact on my career. God was kind and after that I was destined to play for many years." "But in terms of quality the hundred in Australia was the best. 90 against South Africa at Kanpur was very good," the former India captain added. Among all the bowlers he faced, Ganguly felt Australian paceman Glenn McGrath was the most difficult. Among the Indian bowlers he thinks both Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath were very good. India's most successful Test captain advised the students to overcome tension to be successful. He mentioned one incident involving batting great Sachin Tendulkar, who before a Test match in Sydney during his early career remained awake almost the whole night as he was tense and was desperate to grab the chance. At the same time the little master remained focused about the job to be done and achieved success, Ganguly said. He also urged the students to face the pressure and get over it. And the best way to do it is to work hard. Hard work never goes in vain, he said adding that "some players like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are very talented. But I and players like Virender Sehwag had to work hard to succeed." He also told the students to have a positive approach. "The day I went to bat thinking that my opponent bowlers won't be able to get me out, I did well and the day I thought that my rival bowler had a better swing or crafty I could not perform as expected," Ganguly explained. http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/story/cricket.yahoonews.com/ganguly-wants-play-ipl-least-45-years-20110606/
akshayxyz Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 "some players like Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are very talented. But I and players like Virender Sehwag had to work hard to succeed." I admire Dada's guts. But - IMO he is wrong n saying this ^. I would say Sehwag is more talented than most of the others. Which is one reason why he is able to negate his perceived lack of technique.
Sachin=GOD Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 looks like Masala News to me. But if it isn't masala and he really means it then its really sad to see.
Sidhoni Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 4-5 years!!! Its not such a bad decision if he can stay fit, till that period of time, playing just once a year. It will be good for his fans as they would see him atleast once in each year playing competitive cricket.
gaurav92 Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 4-5 years!!! Its not such a bad decision if he can stay fit' date=' till that period of time, playing just once a year. It will be good for his fans as they would see him atleast once in each year playing competitive cricket.[/quote'] Arey but tell me who will pick him for the next 4-5 years given that they were not ready to pick him this year :cantstop:
Raghav_12 Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Dada ke dost ya gharwale kuch samjhate nanin hai kya ??
Andy Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 He never said he wants to play for 4-5 years. Read it again. He said he wants to take up Coaching after 4-5 years and he wants to play some more years of IPL. Out before Haters pounces upon me
Sidhoni Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Arey but tell me who will pick him for the next 4-5 years given that they were not ready to pick him this year :cantstop: puny warriors :hehe:
Cricket Tragic Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Meh, let him play however long he wants to. It's not serious cricket anyway.
vishalvirsingh Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 Dada ke dost ya gharwale kuch samjhate nanin hai kya ?? this is real CRAZY....Dada wanna play IPL for another 5 years....oh will the franchisee's pick him to play..???
Temujin Khaghan Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 I admire Dada's guts. But - IMO he is wrong n saying this ^. I would say Sehwag is more talented than most of the others. Which is one reason why he is able to negate his perceived lack of technique. dada statement is like as if sachin and lara have got batting gift coupons whereas he slogged he had to sweat it out for runs. as if he doesnt know about sachin's work ethic...
gaurav92 Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 ^:cantstop: His eyes are not good enough to be the umpire :P
Sir john Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 dada izzat seh IPL seh retire kyun nahi hota :mad: itni bezati ho gaayi issh baar phir bhi ............... :hmmm:
mishra Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I admire Dada's guts. But - IMO he is wrong n saying this ^. I would say Sehwag is more talented than most of the others. Which is one reason why he is able to negate his perceived lack of technique. Sarcasm ?
Yoda-esque Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I dont think IPL will last that long :winky:
akshayxyz Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Sarcasm ? No. IMO, Sehwag is more talented than most people.
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