RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by premraja on Nov 07, 2007 03:07 PM Permalink
i fully agree. ganguly came back because of political pressures from the Left than on merit. unfortunaltely these days thanks to such a precedent people are tlaking putting pressureon selectors than actually be in the team on merit. no such personshould be allowed to lead again
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by Ricky Thukral on Nov 07, 2007 08:43 AM Permalink
Ganguly is the best ever indian captain as Dravid is the worst ever indian captain.
RE:RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by VASUDEVAN V on Nov 07, 2007 09:13 AM Permalink
Ganguly is the `so called' best ever captain, because Shewag, Dravid, Lakshman and Kumble were at their peak during Ganguly's captaincy and won tests and one dayers for India. Ganguly's contribution, both as captain and batsman, was zilch. Dravid was the worst ever, because the entire team, team management, Chairman of Selectors et all worked against him to ensure his downfall. The matter is as simple as that. Don't ever compare an ordinary cricketer like Ganguly to one of India's outstanding cricketers, Dravid.
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by GOBIND HOTCHANDANI on Nov 07, 2007 02:14 PM Permalink
ricky have you bothered to check some stats before opening your no good dirty mouth and how dare you make misleading statements like ganguly best ever and dravid worst ever...and all that nonsense. our first priority is to send pakistan back home badly beaten in odi's and tests rather than getting involved in these small stupidities!!
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by Karunakar Patil on Nov 07, 2007 09:10 AM Permalink
yOU DONOT HAVE FACTS AT HAND gANGULY NEVER WON TEST SERIS ABROAD AGAINST GOOD OPPOSITION. dRAVI iS THE BEST TEST CAPTAIN AFTER AJIT wADEKAR . bOTH OF THEM WON SERIES AGAINST wEST iNDIES & eNGLAND IN THEIR COUNTRY. wADEKAR WAS FIRST TO MAKE HIISTORY OF WINNING ABROAD. i AM NOT COUNTING BANGLA, ZIM ,NZ OR SRILANKA THE MINNOWS.NOW ISSUE OF TEST CAPTAINCY IS ON NOT ONE DAY .In TEST CRICKET sUNIL gAVASKAR ALSO WON SERIESE AGAINST ALL BIG COUNTRIES BUT MOSTLY ON INDIAN SOIL. sO NOWHERE GANGULY WAS BEST TEST CAPTAIN. IT IS WADEKAR, DRAVID ,GAVASKAR, PATAUDI AND THEN MIGHT BE GANULY IN TEST CAPTAINSHIP
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by VASUDEVAN VM on Nov 07, 2007 09:20 AM Permalink
It was the dirty politics played by Chappal and Kiran More not Ganguli that ruined the Indian Cricket.
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by VASUDEVAN V on Nov 07, 2007 09:36 AM Permalink
The politics was started by Dalmiya and Ganguly. Ganguly continued to use politics for his personal gains, he misused even the media. He virtually begged to be taken back in to the team like the Pepsi, `Yeh sab kya hua.....' ad. When Dalmiya was out of favour, Ganguly dumped his mentor. CPI(M) used its clout to bring back Ganguly in to the team. Imagine Ganguly's sacking being discussed in the Parliament! This is how much politics was used by Ganguly, not Dravid. Dravid is a thorough gentleman and he has not even opened his mouth even now. Come on, accept that Dravid is a much better cricketer and gentleman than Ganguly.
RE:Anyone but Ganguly please!
by Reporter on Nov 07, 2007 10:55 AM Permalink
Mr. Vasudevan: Why did Ganguly seek political intervention if he is such a great player? Dravid is a gentleman and would go by his talents than regional support by fellow-Bengalis a la Ganguli.
