ganguly success was b'cuz of hardwork and performance of dravid laxman kumble sachin and sewag. ganguly was arrogant and selfish and promoted groupism. but some senior players put their heart to performance won matches for which ganguly took the credit. lately laxman kumble were thrown out of odi team b'cuz both were not fitted in ganguly group. ganguly was non performing captain for late 2 yrs of his captaincy but survived b'cuz of dalmiays influence. take out dravid's performance check the stat ganguly's success will be lower than sachin. ganguly is successful only in promoting groupism, dadagiri and betraying sachin to gain captaincy, dalmiay and dravid he is cheap politician and should be out of team
team india had humiliataed defeat agaisnt to aussies, WI, SA, pakistan Kiwis when ganguly was captain. In 2004 team ind out champions trophy in 1st in England ganguly did not resign. Except Auss no other team had consistancy in winning. all captains have up and down. senior batsman let down team during WC. read article Rajesh in Cricinfo and odi winning difference between ganguly and dravid is on.y 1.2 % as ganguly had edge of leading team for 146 odis while dravid led team only for 65 odis. team ind won odis test under dravid's captaincy without gangulys and tendulakars. dravid played odis under azar, sachin and ganguly he gave 100% commitment and performed under pressure and against strong bowling attack. He trusted senior players will support him duiring WC but backfired by same group. did catpain or coach told palyers not to take singles, poor running ber wkt, drop catches, poor fielding, lack of commitment or negative body language or bowlers bowl so many loose balls. IF players were not happy with chappell or dravid they should approched the bcci instead of back stage politics. already there were reports that palyers spent time in crease for sponser's crease. winning and defeat depends on performance of XI players. Bangaldesh and SL wins are best examples for that. But some ind players played delierately negative cricket and betryed team and millions of fans.
Three former BCCI Presidents today The former Presidents, http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200704031320.htm It was all about attitude, feels BCCI
Indian cricket needs Chappell: Tiger Pautidi he was trying to bring in Indian cricked was kind of shift to the emphasis from individual flair and brilliance to a kind of teamwork - which Australia are so good at - which is why he was actually invited to this country. http://www.cricketnext.com/news/indian-cricket-needs-chappell-pataudi/24441-14.html Cricketers remain unbeaten in advertising field Most celebrities, who have bet anything between Rs 250- 300 crore on old warhorses Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly, for http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=462779
Chappell held up a mirror to Indian cricket'-Manjrekar http://content-gulf.cricinfo.com/talk/content/current/multimedia/288811.html was what John Wright couldn't do for four years, he showed the nation what the team was all about, what problems it had'
Player-agent nexus ruining Indian cricket: former BCCI chiefs Three former BCCI Presidents today The former Presidents, http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200704031320.htm It was all about attitude, feels BCCI
that contributed to our losses against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka." http://worldcup.indiatimes.com/It_was_all_about_attitude_feels_BCCI/articleshow/1839620.cms
Should Sachin choose between one-day and Test cricket? It is his decision. Of course many Indians want him to play till he's 50. He is a legend of the game, but he can't go on forever. Look what happened to Australia, when Brett Lee was injured. People were worried http://cricket.expressindia.com/worldcup/07/story.php?storyid=85565 Despite BCCI curbs, some players will continue to make hay till 2010
