Tch Tch Tch.......... Why is my blog turning into a 'Cricket' blog??? And why do I have to write (Of all the things) about what is wrong with having Ganguly in the Indian team???? Tch Tch Tch!!!!Let me begin with making a few things clear right upfront:
1) Ganguly is a very good batsman & a decent bowler. No doubts on that
2) He is the most 'Successful' Indian captain and is a natural leader. No doubts on that as well
With the above facts in place, why do I still have a 'Bad' feeling about having Ganguly in the team? It is for the simple reason that he is also a very shrewd 'Politician' who can (and has been known to) break havoc in the dressing room with his 'cheap' tricks. This is one of the primary reasons he found himself at loggerheads with Chappell. There are so many examples of sports persons who are extremely talented & still end up sitting it out because of their attitudes and loud mouths (Remember Terrell Owens of the Eagles?). Ganguly is no different when it comes to attitude and creating rifts in the team.
The things that 'can' happen when Ganguly takes up the field with the Indian team are:
1) He can polarize the team with two different factions, one supporting him & the other supporting Dravid & Chappell
2) He can play a selfish game where he is totally not concerned about the final outcome of the test series but hangs on to his place in the team by scoring runs and taking wickets
The above said things are a definite 'NO NO' for any team and it does not look too good for the Indian team who are really going through a very bad patch at this stage. All that I can do at this stage is hope that my 'Gut' feeling about our Dada are wrong and that the Indians make a turn around in their fortunes with Ganguly. All The Best, Guys!!!!!
3 comments:
Couldn't agree more. I am an avid Ganguly fan, but trust me, I couldn't agree more on this.
Well ! We had this discussion an year back and still you are right. And myself and Vamsi were talking about how individual scores has seeped in through our discussion rather than team's performance. Very Sad !
We are worried that a professional player in the circuit for more than 10 years would play for a selfish cause than for the nation and would create rows within the team... And that too, a player who has the reputation for being gusty all through his career and has brought more test victories than any of his predecessors.
I hate to rely on stats everytime rather than talent and reputation. Unfortunately, there are a few ppl who prefer statistics than anything else.. Cool.. Here we go...
To all who feel that Saurav might try to cement his place by scoring runs and wont be worried about the nation's cause.... Saurav has got 12 scores of 100 or above in test cricket. To score 12 centuries is not a great feat.. But when someone observes closely, it would be evident that India has not lost a single match in these 12 instances. And his 13th highest test score of 98 not out also came in Sri Lanka in a winning cause only.
Some may claim that he might have scored all the centuries against meek oppositions in featherbed pitches at home.. Behold... He has three centuries against England, 3 against Sri Lanka, 3 against New Zealand, 1 against Australia and 2 against Zimbabwe. And ya.. 7 of them have come in away matches..
And to all who feel that Saurav might try to use his power in the team to cause rifts within the members... especially bcoz all "young stars" in the team including Zaheer, Harbhajan, Veeru, Irfan and Dhoni have been made a star by Saurav.. But let us look at it from a different perspective... It is very much possible that these young guns might start firing with the inspirational return of their mentor, "Dada"... After all, everyone knows how a fighting century at Gabba set the tone for a historic tour downunder 3 years back...
All said, I still have to accept that Dada haters wont be convinced unless a sparkling innings from Dada changes the complexion of an ill-fated Afrikan Safari of the Men in Blue.. So.. let us wait for a week for the action to unfold.... :)
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