Saurav Ganguly was droppped from the Ahmedabad Test, because of narrow regional and personal interests of the Coach and the Selectors. They had not anticipated the outrage it would result in. The general public had seen through their game. The hatred for them would have increased tremendously if they had continued with their policy of excluding Ganguly for the Pakistan Tour, and India loses against Pakistan. After all, Ganguly's past performance against Pakistan is outstanding. Thus, it was just a matter of time before he had to be recalled.