Dhoni had nothing to do with my retirement, it was someone else : Ganguly

[ganeshran]

Q. Captain Ganguly must be pretty satisfied after beating Dhoni? Sourav : Oh! Why would I defeat Dhoni, we defeat Chennai. Pune Warriors beat Chennai Super Kings. Q. What are you saying?! Don't you have any self-satisfaction at all because you beat Dhoni? Sourav : No, not at all. I have no personal conflict with Dhoni and this is an abslolute truth that I speak. I don't think in that fashion. According to me it is more important who all we beat. We beat Mumbai Indian in Mumbai, we beat Chennai super kings in our field. Chennai is a heavy team, and beating them urges satisfaction since they are a very good team, and not because their captainÃÔ name is Dhoni. Q. The fans have a strong dislike for Dhoni whatsoever, whenever it comes to comparison with you. Sourav : But what is the reason? Q. The Sourav-fans believe that your one-day career was truncated because of Dhoni. Sourav : That is a totally wrong conception, Dhoni had nothing to do with my career, there was another person who did this. Q. Are you sure about this statement? Sourav : Yes, completely. Q. Who is that person? Sourav : I don't want to take his name. Q. But the two best captains are being compared quite often, don't you think there will be a competition between you two? Sourav : There is competition in every match, because it is Dhoni or Chennai won't ring any extra bells. Q. The DADA-fans are really happy since this is the 1st time, Ganguly beat Dhoni in a field, something that did not happen when you were in KKR. Sourav : Is that so? We beat Chennai at South Africa in IPl. Oh yes! I was not the captain then. Q. Ok, suppose there is a Dhoni vs Sourav screening going on, and you are the judge, which particular factor would you stress on the most? Sourav : Number of international test victories. Q. In the 1st two matches, bowling was the reason for victory, in this match, batting was the key reason for the victory, does this increase the overall weight of the team? Sourav : Yes. But batting needs more improvement; Utthapa and I need to score more. Q. Why can't you score? Sourav : Every time I am getting out after I feel I have settled. Q. Why did you have take the second run? What was the need of taking the risk? Sourav : I too thought so, never knew Jadeja does such a thing when I come to play. Later I heard that he misfields intentionally to take a go at the run out, and I fell for his trap! Q. Was there any specific reason of letting Utthapa open? Sourav : Ashwin is there opening bowler, and he is a left arm spinner, had I gone, it would have been two lefties; so I sent Utthapa. Q. Jessi Ryder put up a good show, Smith is playing good in almost all the matches. You must be pretty content with the international players. Sourav : Yes, but we have another good international player, Fergusson, I canÃÕ make him play. Q. Did you people want to take Steve Smith? No one bought him in the auction at all! Sourav : I saw the BIG BASH on T.V, the AUSTRALLIAN t-20 tournament. Smith's team became the champion in that tournament. He even put up a good show at the Sydney sixers. He is a very hyper-active guy, due to which the general atmosphere of our team is always active. Q. Do you think Marlon Samuels batting is posing a problem for the team? Sourav : (he did not know that the umpires had reported against Samuel's actions): I told Samuels to hit, defense is not your cup of tea. But we need him. He is good with the ball, sometimes he bowls at 125-128 kph. Playing him is a difficult task. Q. Samuels and Nehra, both have not put up a good show, but still there presence seem to work good when the team wins, is it not? Sourav : No, Samuels will play good in the future, and Nehra gave a lot of runs in only a single over, in a T-20 match, that is quiet common. My teamÃÔ bowling is pretty set. Q. In the afternoon it was heard that you will not play because of your shoulder pain? Sourav : I am playing with my shoulder pain since the last 8 to 10 days, this is the reason I canÃÕ bowl. Q. I heard that you went under acupuncture treatment before the match?! Sourav : Yes, had to do it in the morning, else it was difficult to, I did not want to lose this match whatsoever.

http://scganguly.com/2012/04/dhoni-retirement-sourav-ganguly/

[akshayxyz]

Who is this joker interviewer.. he tried too hard to get some controversial statement from Ganguly. And :hatsoff: to Jaddu.

Sourav : I too thought so, never knew Jadeja does such a thing when I come to play. Later I heard that he misfields intentionally to take a go at the run out, and I fell for his trap!

[GautiMaan]

Q. Why did you have take the second run? What was the need of taking the risk? Sourav : I too thought so, never knew Jadeja does such a thing when I come to play. Later I heard that he misfields intentionally to take a go at the run out, and I fell for his trap!

Jaddu:blink:

[Crookbond]

Q. Was there any specific reason of letting Utthapa open? Sourav : Ashwin is there opening bowler, and he is a left arm spinner, had I gone, it would have been two lefties; so I sent Utthapa.

:facepalm:

[ganeshran]

Who is this joker interviewer.. he tried too hard to get some controversial statement from Ganguly. And :hatsoff: to Jaddu.

Its a fan site, not a professional cricket site, and the questions are framed accordingly.