Monday, December 10, 2007

Ganguly - Begining of the end

During course of his Double hundred against pakistan yesterday Dada is now the higest rungetter for our country this year,2007 has been his most successful year statistically. Potentially he has three innings left still, and he has already scored 932 runs at 62.13. His most prolific year to date has been 2002, when he managed 945 runs - but it took him 16 Tests back then.

Ganguly played what the country expects from him,but it came after 5 long years. During these period he was dropped for a year.Put together, 2005 and 2006 yielded him only 422 runs from 11 Tests at 28.13, and that included a painstaking hundred against a hopeless Zimbabwean bowling attack.

He owes his return to a change in the selection committee, but the rest of the story is about a man who simply refused to surrender to what seemed inevitable to most. Much can be said about his improved footwork and the decisiveness of his stroke-making, but in the end, it has been a triumph of spirit, of incredible strength of mind and faith.

Sourav now needs to take a decision about his future.Dada needs very good retirement. Afterall he is most sucessful captain of our country

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