Ganguly, the most successful Indian captain today announced that the upcoming four test match series against the Australians will be his last series after which he will be calling it quits from international cricket. I hope that he doesn’t decide to call it off from all forms of the game, at least for the sake of many of the fans like me.
Ganguly, who was famously christened God on the offside by Dravid or his elegant offside strokes was a captain who changed the face of Indian cricket from one which was blamed for a lack of killer instinct and a desire to win, to one which was aggressive, some times in your face with players like Dhoni, Sehwag, Harbhajan, Zaheer, Irfan who all made their debut and flourished under ganguly.
He was tough when needed to be, and heralded a more united, committed and more importantly more competitive Indian Team that we all admire today. He was the one who initiated and made popular the term 'Team India' and gave us the Indian huddle which has been replicated by many other teams.
He made India a forced to be reckoned with in both India and abroad and took the monkey of the back of all Indian supporters who were sick of the term Lions in India and Lame Ducks overseas.
He made this possible by bringing together bunch of cricketers who were motivated, driven and considered winning and being competitive just as important as being fair and a good sport, which the earlier teams were sometimes blamed for.
He was a captain who was a guide, mentor, motivator who stood by the team and made them believe in themselves and would go out of the way for the team and player. Dada was one of the few captains who got under the skin of the other teams and had the knack of bringing the best out of his team sometimes it seemed at the expense of his own performance.
Dada we are sure to miss you. All the best for everything that you decided to do in the future. I hope to see you as a coach of Indian team one day. You'll make a very good coach or manager from what we know and have loved to see over the years!!
Ganguly, who was famously christened God on the offside by Dravid or his elegant offside strokes was a captain who changed the face of Indian cricket from one which was blamed for a lack of killer instinct and a desire to win, to one which was aggressive, some times in your face with players like Dhoni, Sehwag, Harbhajan, Zaheer, Irfan who all made their debut and flourished under ganguly.
He was tough when needed to be, and heralded a more united, committed and more importantly more competitive Indian Team that we all admire today. He was the one who initiated and made popular the term 'Team India' and gave us the Indian huddle which has been replicated by many other teams.
He made India a forced to be reckoned with in both India and abroad and took the monkey of the back of all Indian supporters who were sick of the term Lions in India and Lame Ducks overseas.
He made this possible by bringing together bunch of cricketers who were motivated, driven and considered winning and being competitive just as important as being fair and a good sport, which the earlier teams were sometimes blamed for.
He was a captain who was a guide, mentor, motivator who stood by the team and made them believe in themselves and would go out of the way for the team and player. Dada was one of the few captains who got under the skin of the other teams and had the knack of bringing the best out of his team sometimes it seemed at the expense of his own performance.
Dada we are sure to miss you. All the best for everything that you decided to do in the future. I hope to see you as a coach of Indian team one day. You'll make a very good coach or manager from what we know and have loved to see over the years!!
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