Cricket Tragic Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 Last night on one of the numerous Indian television channels dedicated to cricket, a discussion was taking place with the headline "the Grudge Matches". Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was the special guest and he was in typically combative form. The topic of discussion was whether current captain Mahendra Dhoni should have been allowed to miss the England series after reportedly asking the selectors for a break from the game. Dhoni has apparently played 112 days of cricket over the last 12 months - all of them as captain, wicketkeeper and batsman. This does not include all the days he has been practising or training. Anyway, the presenter asked Ganguly for his thoughts, arguing that perhaps England look after their players better by pointing out that James Anderson had been rested for this tour. But Ganguly came straight back at the presenter. "I would say that Anderson has not been rested," he said, "more likely dropped. Did you see how badly he bowled in the World Cup over here? He's OK at the start if the innings when the ball is swinging, but during the death overs he goes all over the park. That is the real reason he is not here!" As he showed throughout his career as a player, Ganguly is not a man worried about ruffling a few feathers. But it is another example of how it appears India want to be up for the fight over the next few weeks to show England why they won the World Cup in such thrilling style only a few months ago. From the BBC :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Dada :yay:
akshayxyz Posted October 11, 2011 Posted October 11, 2011 :two_thumbs_up: I like Ganguly's fiery attitude, which can border on foolishness sometime rarely. He is a true fighter.
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