I came across this column and found it offhandedly ridicules sourav
without rhyme nor reason.

http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/19213149/Trench-warfare.html?h=D

Friend pleas leave your comments at the end, and let every tom, dick
and harry know that we don't take this sort of thing lying low.

See the great turbinator taking chappel's wicket for his captain Dada.

http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=28535

--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, "freddie_dcosta"
<freddie_dcosta@...> wrote:
>
> I envy dada for one count, he as such a great friend in Viru!
> Viru recently acknowldged Dada's captaincy and his support for
> talented youngsters. Viru had earlier shown the courage to support
> Dada during the latter's tough period even facing the ire of the
> bosses at BCCI. So also had Bhajji remained true to his former captain.
>
> So different from Yuvi, who became a renegade in the footsteps of
> Dravid...
>

 For our friends - who are not able to read Bengali, here is the translation:

Welovesourav.com has started the online  archive on Sourav Ganguly.  This archive will be beneficial to Cricket writers and those who believe in statistics and analysis.  Few years back, Saptarshi from Bangalore had started the website on Sourav and with its increasing popularity over the years; the site has been converted into the archive. Different aspects of Maharaj's life and cricket will be covered by various cricket writers in this site.

I envy dada for one count, he as such a great friend in Viru!
Viru recently acknowldged Dada's captaincy and his support for
talented youngsters. Viru had earlier shown the courage to support
Dada during the latter's tough period even facing the ire of the
bosses at BCCI. So also had Bhajji remained true to his former captain.

So different from Yuvi, who became a renegade in the footsteps of
Dravid...

PLEASE SEND ME A MAIL CONSISTING OF THE NAMES OF BOOKS WRITTEN ON
HIM.EITHER IN ENGLISH
  SO PLEASE SEND ME D MAIL IMMEDIATELY
  waiting 4 ur reply eagrly.

Hope one of the channels of DD show it soon...

--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, Aniruddha Sen <aniruddha1949@...>
wrote:
>
> I have come across the following news item:
>
>
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090110/928/tsp-docu-feature-on-ganguly-to-be-scree\
n_1.html
>
>
> Does anyone know if the documentary is publicly available in CD/ DVD?
>
> Aniruddha Sen
> Mumbai
>
>
>       Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website.
Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com
>

I too wish everyone a very happy and prosperous New Year. Pray and
wish that this year will be peaceful and prosperous for our country.

anuja



--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, Rudrayani Shedjale
<rudrayanishedjale@...> wrote:
>
> Hello friends
> i wish to all of u a very very happy new year.
> & what is it called in bengali?
> "subo nabo versa" i.e. Happy new year!
> i learned dat sentence from my bengali teacher who teach us A/C.
>
> --- On Sat, 1/3/09, raja mukherjee <digitalraj2003@...> wrote:
> From: raja mukherjee <digitalraj2003@...>
> Subject: [welovesourav] Happy New Year
> To: welovesourav@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 9:45 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             To
> All Sourav lovers Happy New Year 2009
>  
> from
> www.welovesourav. com
>  
>
>
>
>
>        Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now
>

Dhoni may prove better captain than Ganguly:

Sourav Ganguly is India's most successful captain but Mahendra Singh
Dhoni may prove even better, according to star batsman Virender
Sehwag.

Sehwag said Dhoni has a cool head on his shoulders and great
leadership potential.

"He (Dhoni) may prove to be a better captain than Ganguly," Sehwag
said.

Looking back, Sehwag felt hardly anything went wrong for him in 2008
and both he and Gautam Gabhir have forged a formidable opening
partnership, something he attributes to their perfect understanding.

"2008 has been the best year in my career...Me and Gambhir have a
really good understanding in the field," he told a television channel.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?

anuja

Wonderful! congrats and thanks Saptarshi!!

--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, "saptarshi sarkar"
<sarkar.saptarshi@...> wrote:
>
> *The Sojourn of welovesourav.com: From a platform of protest to an
online
> archive*
>
>
>
> *Platform of protest*
>
>  14th Dec, 2005 --- it was a black day in Indian cricket when
India's most
> successful cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was shown a humiliating ouster
> from Indian squad in the 3rd test in Ahmedabad against Sri Lanka
despite his
> good contribution in both the innings at Kotla, Delhi test.
>
> Yes, Sourav was axed without any cricketing reason. The manner and modus
> operandi irked indeed all-true cricket lovers. Kolkata exploded
obviously to
> the humiliation of her son of the soil. And that time support for
Kolkata
> came from all corners of India.
>
> It was the time when we two friends wanted to protest vehemently,
too. But
> we wanted it through such a medium where protest would be long
lasting and
> would unite cricket fraternity irrespective of distance and time
zone. We
> wanted that rest of the cricket-loving world could view and vouch
for our
> protest through a global platform.
>
> Result? The birth of- *www.welovesourav.com*
>
>
>
>  *Mother of all comebacks *
>
>  Life is mystique in its dynamism.
>
> Thanks to all those anti Ganguly writings in both electronic and
print media
> that bolstered Dada's determination for a fairy tale comeback and our
> unyielding support for him. Had opposition not been there, we may
not have
> even thought of this site!
>
> The bottom line of our entire effort was to say the rest of the
world: *Truth
> must prevail….*
>
> And what a triumph it was! Truth had the last laugh with a thumping
victory.
> The year 2007 was a defining year in cricket when Sourav Ganguly
redefined
> the word 'comeback' for once and all and achieved coveted Castrol Asian
> player and batsman of the year award. Nevertheless the dream run of
Sourav,
> Bizarre Community of collective idiosyncrasies (BCCI) eventually had the
> last say when its parochial politics and vested interest eventually
coerced
> Sourav to hang his boot up. Sourav finally put an end to his career
but it
> was truly like a prince with great élan in his swan song series against
> mighty Aussies.
>
>  *Saga of welovesourav.com*
>
> Last three years, Welovesourav.com was a very close observer and
analyst of
> Sourav's roller coaster ride and moreover was an evangelist who
championed
> and catalyzed the glorious comeback of Maharaj by logically arguing in
> favour of Sourav in various forums with pertinent statistics. It had
> eventually a ripple effect and true statistics passed from one person to
> another. The site made a mark in online cricket world and  all India
media
> took a note of its  relentless effort to amalgamate various sections of
> cricket lovers on a common thread – Sourav Ganguly.
>
> *Online Archive *
>
> Sourav's cricket odyssey may come to an end but welovesourav.com's
endeavour
> does not stop.
>
> Sourav Ganguly is an artist. His canvas is the twenty yards where he
paints
> through his silken cover drive stroke using his bat as brush. The best
> tribute to such a demigod of Indian cricket will be something that
will have
> an eternal impact to cricket fraternity.
>
> Hence welovesourav.com like past, this time also comes forward to
present
> cricket fraternity and Sourav Ganguly supporters and fans an online
archive
> where all major statistics, awards, news, interviews, photo/video
gallery  of
> cricketer Sourav will be well showcased along with various articles and
> regular writings by eminent ex-cricketers and journalists. There will be
> regular discussion on Sourav Ganguly and his various aspects through
columns
> and blogs. There are few more ideas in offing in future.
>
> Not just sourcing news article, originality of write-ups, thought
and action
> are the hallmarks of welovesourav.com and we are committed to our
quality
> and endeavour to uphold the name of beloved Maharaj in front of cricket
> community.
>
> *Your active support *
>
> We need your blessings, advice and active support to popularize the
archive
> across entire cricket world.  Kindly on behalf of us, inform and
encourage
> your friend, professional, personal and other circles of people to
visit the
> new avatar of -www.welovesourav.com .
>
> We request all of you just to drop a mail at welovesourav@... , just
> expressing your feelings after visiting the site.
>
> Your encouragement is our inspiration!
>
> Long Live cricketer Sourav Ganguly- Dada of Indian cricket!
> **
> **
> *Saptarshi*
> **
> *Editor N Co Founder *
> *www.welovesourav.com* <http://www.welovesourav.com/>
>
> --
> Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
> minds.
>
> - Albert Einstein
>

Dear Saptarishi,

The new site of welovesourav.com is just excellent.  My heartiest
congratulations to your efforts.

anuja


--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, "saptarshi sarkar"
<sarkar.saptarshi@...> wrote:
>
> *The Sojourn of welovesourav.com: From a platform of protest to an
online
> archive*
>
>
>
> *Platform of protest*
>
>  14th Dec, 2005 --- it was a black day in Indian cricket when
India's most
> successful cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was shown a humiliating
ouster
> from Indian squad in the 3rd test in Ahmedabad against Sri Lanka
despite his
> good contribution in both the innings at Kotla, Delhi test.
>
> Yes, Sourav was axed without any cricketing reason. The manner and
modus
> operandi irked indeed all-true cricket lovers. Kolkata exploded
obviously to
> the humiliation of her son of the soil. And that time support for
Kolkata
> came from all corners of India.
>
> It was the time when we two friends wanted to protest vehemently,
too. But
> we wanted it through such a medium where protest would be long
lasting and
> would unite cricket fraternity irrespective of distance and time
zone. We
> wanted that rest of the cricket-loving world could view and vouch
for our
> protest through a global platform.
>
> Result? The birth of- *www.welovesourav.com*
>
>
>
>  *Mother of all comebacks *
>
>  Life is mystique in its dynamism.
>
> Thanks to all those anti Ganguly writings in both electronic and
print media
> that bolstered Dada's determination for a fairy tale comeback and
our
> unyielding support for him. Had opposition not been there, we may
not have
> even thought of this site!
>
> The bottom line of our entire effort was to say the rest of the
world: *Truth
> must prevail….*
>
> And what a triumph it was! Truth had the last laugh with a thumping
victory.
> The year 2007 was a defining year in cricket when Sourav Ganguly
redefined
> the word 'comeback' for once and all and achieved coveted Castrol
Asian
> player and batsman of the year award. Nevertheless the dream run of
Sourav,
> Bizarre Community of collective idiosyncrasies (BCCI) eventually
had the
> last say when its parochial politics and vested interest eventually
coerced
> Sourav to hang his boot up. Sourav finally put an end to his career
but it
> was truly like a prince with great élan in his swan song series
against
> mighty Aussies.
>
>  *Saga of welovesourav.com*
>
> Last three years, Welovesourav.com was a very close observer and
analyst of
> Sourav's roller coaster ride and moreover was an evangelist who
championed
> and catalyzed the glorious comeback of Maharaj by logically arguing
in
> favour of Sourav in various forums with pertinent statistics. It had
> eventually a ripple effect and true statistics passed from one
person to
> another. The site made a mark in online cricket world and  all
India media
> took a note of its  relentless effort to amalgamate various
sections of
> cricket lovers on a common thread – Sourav Ganguly.
>
> *Online Archive *
>
> Sourav's cricket odyssey may come to an end but welovesourav.com's
endeavour
> does not stop.
>
> Sourav Ganguly is an artist. His canvas is the twenty yards where
he paints
> through his silken cover drive stroke using his bat as brush. The
best
> tribute to such a demigod of Indian cricket will be something that
will have
> an eternal impact to cricket fraternity.
>
> Hence welovesourav.com like past, this time also comes forward to
present
> cricket fraternity and Sourav Ganguly supporters and fans an online
archive
> where all major statistics, awards, news, interviews, photo/video
gallery  of
> cricketer Sourav will be well showcased along with various articles
and
> regular writings by eminent ex-cricketers and journalists. There
will be
> regular discussion on Sourav Ganguly and his various aspects
through columns
> and blogs. There are few more ideas in offing in future.
>
> Not just sourcing news article, originality of write-ups, thought
and action
> are the hallmarks of welovesourav.com and we are committed to our
quality
> and endeavour to uphold the name of beloved Maharaj in front of
cricket
> community.
>
> *Your active support *
>
> We need your blessings, advice and active support to popularize the
archive
> across entire cricket world.  Kindly on behalf of us, inform and
encourage
> your friend, professional, personal and other circles of people to
visit the
> new avatar of -www.welovesourav.com .
>
> We request all of you just to drop a mail at welovesourav@... , just
> expressing your feelings after visiting the site.
>
> Your encouragement is our inspiration!
>
> Long Live cricketer Sourav Ganguly- Dada of Indian cricket!
> **
> **
> *Saptarshi*
> **
> *Editor N Co Founder *
> *www.welovesourav.com* <http://www.welovesourav.com/>
>
> --
> Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from
mediocre
> minds.
>
> - Albert Einstein
>

The Sojourn of welovesourav.com: From a platform of protest to an online archive

Platform of protest

 14th Dec, 2005 --- it was a black day in Indian cricket when India's most successful cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was shown a humiliating ouster from Indian squad in the 3rd test in Ahmedabad against Sri Lanka despite his good contribution in both the innings at Kotla, Delhi test.

Yes, Sourav was axed without any cricketing reason. The manner and modus operandi irked indeed all-true cricket lovers. Kolkata exploded obviously to the humiliation of her son of the soil. And that time support for Kolkata came from all corners of India.

It was the time when we two friends wanted to protest vehemently, too. But we wanted it through such a medium where protest would be long lasting and would unite cricket fraternity irrespective of distance and time zone. We wanted that rest of the cricket-loving world could view and vouch for our protest through a global platform.

Result? The birth of- www.welovesourav.com

 Mother of all comebacks

 Life is mystique in its dynamism.

Thanks to all those anti Ganguly writings in both electronic and print media that bolstered Dada's determination for a fairy tale comeback and our unyielding support for him. Had opposition not been there, we may not have even thought of this site!

The bottom line of our entire effort was to say the rest of the world: Truth must prevail….

And what a triumph it was! Truth had the last laugh with a thumping victory. The year 2007 was a defining year in cricket when Sourav Ganguly redefined the word 'comeback' for once and all and achieved coveted Castrol Asian player and batsman of the year award. Nevertheless the dream run of Sourav, Bizarre Community of collective idiosyncrasies (BCCI) eventually had the last say when its parochial politics and vested interest eventually coerced Sourav to hang his boot up. Sourav finally put an end to his career but it was truly like a prince with great élan in his swan song series against mighty Aussies.

 Saga of welovesourav.com

Last three years, Welovesourav.com was a very close observer and analyst of Sourav's roller coaster ride and moreover was an evangelist who championed and catalyzed the glorious comeback of Maharaj by logically arguing in favour of Sourav in various forums with pertinent statistics. It had eventually a ripple effect and true statistics passed from one person to another. The site made a mark in online cricket world and  all India media took a note of its  relentless effort to amalgamate various sections of cricket lovers on a common thread – Sourav Ganguly.

Online Archive

Sourav's cricket odyssey may come to an end but welovesourav.com's endeavour does not stop.

Sourav Ganguly is an artist. His canvas is the twenty yards where he paints through his silken cover drive stroke using his bat as brush. The best tribute to such a demigod of Indian cricket will be something that will have an eternal impact to cricket fraternity.

Hence welovesourav.com like past, this time also comes forward to present cricket fraternity and Sourav Ganguly supporters and fans an online archive where all major statistics, awards, news, interviews, photo/video  gallery  of cricketer Sourav will be well showcased along with various articles and regular writings by eminent ex-cricketers and journalists. There will be regular discussion on Sourav Ganguly and his various aspects through columns and blogs. There are few more ideas in offing in future.

Not just sourcing news article, originality of write-ups, thought and action are the hallmarks of welovesourav.com and we are committed to our quality and endeavour to uphold the name of beloved Maharaj in front of cricket community.

Your active support

We need your blessings, advice and active support to popularize the archive across entire cricket world.  Kindly on behalf of us, inform and encourage your friend, professional, personal and other circles of people to visit the new avatar of -www.welovesourav.com .

We request all of you just to drop a mail at welovesourav@... , just expressing your feelings after visiting the site.

Your encouragement is our inspiration!

Long Live cricketer Sourav Ganguly- Dada of Indian cricket!

The support to Dravid in spite of his deplorable form is also amazing
both from the BCCI as well as the team as compared to Dada's when he
was undergoing a lean patch (if I remember correctly, sourav's form
was not this bad)  that too as a captain. Srinivasan who is now the
Secretary of the BCCI is also dravid's boss at India Cements.  No
wonder he still gets all the support and the team also sings its
praises.  Dravid is a classic example of 'what you sow, so you
reap'.  He must take inspiration from Ganguly to come out of all this
mess who achieved greater heights thru his own grit n determination.
Sourav's open support to Dravid also shows his large heartedness
without any grouse (the fact that he has forgiven chappell itself is
truly amazing.

anuja


--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, Yogesh Hasabnis <yhmail29@...>
wrote:
>
> I agree with all of your observations.
>
>  Regards,
>  Yogesh
>
> anuja1992 <anuja1992@...> wrote:                             Due to
my busy schedule, somehow i cldnt find time to write to this
>  group, esp. during the period dada was retiring.
>
>  However, I dont agree with amit that this was the best farewell.
I
>  felt the farewell was not at all upto the mark befitting a former
>  Indian captain.  Kumble's farewell, though done hurriedly, was
much
>  better. I was disappointed on many counts :-
>
>  1.Sourav's family, i.e his wife n kid who were present there were
>  never invited to the ground.
>  2.Not a single Indian team member including captain dhoni were
asked
>  to talk abt sourav.
>  3.Sourav himself was not asked to give a farewell speech, which is
>  the most important thing.  95% of the public that day had come to
see
>  him only.
>
>  Point no. 2 & 3 is the norm.
>
>  The abv are the least one cld do to a world-class batsman and that
>  too a former indian captain.   No wonder sourav cldnt take all
this
>  any more.
>
>  Somehow I hv noticed except his fans and the general public and
the
>  media, his teammates as well the BCCI are always guarded in their
>  praise when it comes to sourav.
>
>  One more thing amit, I am not all impressed with Dhoni's behaviour
on
>  the last day with ganguly.  MY immediate impression when I saw
that
>  on TV was he was trying to hog the limelight and it was not a
genuine
>  thing.  Neither has he done anything with regard to sourav any
other
>  time, for me to believe he did something great.  It was definitely
>  done with the intention of boosting his image.
>
>  Anuja, Mumbai
>
>  --- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, amit gala <amitgala_786@>
>  wrote:
>
>  > it was grt to see dadas fairwell like this. wht a fairwell it
was.
>  and dhoni won my heart by giving captainship to sourav for last
>  wicket.
>  > Â
>  > so thnx dhoni, and he also invited kumble while sharing the
trophy.
>  > Â
>  > anyways it was the most beautiful day of my life to see dada
going
>  like a prince.
>  > Â
>  > tht was my dream.
>  > Â
>  > there are no reason left for me to watch indian cricket anymore
>  anyways even when i hated dhoni i said him good luck .
>  > Â
>  > and so as now . may u win 2011 world cup. all the best for
future
>  tours.
>  > Â
>  > the only reason i used to watch indian cricket was sourav. so
>  anyways i hv few other countries which i might follow.
>  >
>  >
>  >       Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on
>  http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-
08.html/
>  >
>

Due to my busy schedule, somehow i cldnt find time to write to this
group, esp. during the period dada was retiring.

However, I dont agree with amit that this was the best farewell. I
felt the farewell was not at all upto the mark befitting a former
Indian captain. Kumble's farewell, though done hurriedly, was much
better. I was disappointed on many counts :-

1.Sourav's family, i.e his wife n kid who were present there were
never invited to the ground.
2.Not a single Indian team member including captain dhoni were asked
to talk abt sourav.
3.Sourav himself was not asked to give a farewell speech, which is
the most important thing. 95% of the public that day had come to see
him only.

Point no. 2 & 3 is the norm.

The abv are the least one cld do to a world-class batsman and that
too a former indian captain. No wonder sourav cldnt take all this
any more.

Somehow I hv noticed except his fans and the general public and the
media, his teammates as well the BCCI are always guarded in their
praise when it comes to sourav.

One more thing amit, I am not all impressed with Dhoni's behaviour on
the last day with ganguly. MY immediate impression when I saw that
on TV was he was trying to hog the limelight and it was not a genuine
thing. Neither has he done anything with regard to sourav any other
time, for me to believe he did something great. It was definitely
done with the intention of boosting his image.

Anuja, Mumbai

--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, amit gala <amitgala_786@...>
wrote:

> it was grt to see dadas fairwell like this. wht a fairwell it was.
and dhoni won my heart by giving captainship to sourav for last
wicket.
>  
> so thnx dhoni, and he also invited kumble while sharing the trophy.
>  
> anyways it was the most beautiful day of my life to see dada going
like a prince.
>  
> tht was my dream.
>  
> there are no reason left for me to watch indian cricket anymore
anyways even when i hated dhoni i said him good luck .
>  
> and so as now . may u win 2011 world cup. all the best for future
tours.
>  
> the only reason i used to watch indian cricket was sourav. so
anyways i hv few other countries which i might follow.
>
>
> Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on
http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
>

Due to my busy schedule, somehow i cldnt find time to write to this
group, esp. during the period dada was retiring.

However, I dont agree with amit that this was the best farewell.  I
felt the farewell was not at all upto the mark befitting a former
Indian captain.  Kumble's farewell, though done hurriedly, was much
better. I was disappointed on many counts :-

1.Sourav's family, i.e his wife n kid who were present there were
never invited to the ground.
2.Not a single Indian team member including captain dhoni were asked
to talk abt sourav.
3.Sourav himself was not asked to give a farewell speech, which is
the most important thing.  95% of the public that day had come to see
him only.

Point no. 2 & 3 is the norm.

The abv are the least one cld do to a world-class batsman and that
too a former indian captain.   No wonder sourav cldnt take all this
any more.

Somehow I hv noticed except his fans and the general public and the
media, his teammates as well the BCCI are always guarded in their
praise when it comes to sourav.

One more thing amit, I am not all impressed with Dhoni's behaviour on
the last day with ganguly.  MY immediate impression when I saw that
on TV was he was trying to hog the limelight and it was not a genuine
thing.  Neither has he done anything with regard to sourav any other
time, for me to believe he did something great.  It was definitely
done with the intention of boosting his image.

Anuja, Mumbai




--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, amit gala <amitgala_786@...>
wrote:

> it was grt to see dadas fairwell like this. wht a fairwell it was.
and dhoni won my heart by giving captainship to sourav for last
wicket.
>  
> so thnx dhoni, and he also invited kumble while sharing the trophy.
>  
> anyways it was the most beautiful day of my life to see dada going
like a prince.
>  
> tht was my dream.
>  
> there are no reason left for me to watch indian cricket anymore
anyways even when i hated dhoni i said him good luck .
>  
> and so as now . may u win 2011 world cup. all the best for future
tours.
>  
> the only reason i used to watch indian cricket was sourav. so
anyways i hv few other countries which i might follow.
>
>
>       Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on
http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
>

That Shane Warne is a foul-mouthed fellow and every one knows it. He
wants to create sensation by saying all this.
He should be known as SHAME Warne !

--- In welovesourav@yahoogroups.com, Samuel Prabhu
<d.samuelprabhu@...> wrote:
>
> Warne doubts Ganguly's leadership
> PTI
> Monday, December 01, 2008  19:20 IST
>
> MELBOURNE: Shane Warne has good things to say for almost all the
top-100 cricketers of his choice in his book but could not camouflage
his dislike for former India
> captain Sourav Ganguly in whom he found neither the hallmarks of a
great batsman nor an extraordinary leader.
> "Sourav Ganguly might not be my cup of tea as a bloke, but what he
did for Indian cricket has to be respected," he said justifying the
Indian's inclusion in his book 'Shane
> Warne's Century'.
> "He is a feisty sort of character, not short of self-confidence or
unaware of his standing in Indian life. He is regarded over there,
especially around his teeming home city of Calcutta, as one of the
greatest ever Indian captains. They won more games under him than
anybody else, so I guess the statistics back that up. Personally, I am
not so sure," he said.
>
> "I think he had some outstanding players and solid characters in the
team. Do you need to be a great leader to win games with Sachin
Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble in the ranks. Tactically, he
was not among the best leaders I came up against, and his management
skills left a bit to be desired."
>
> Warne felt Ganguly was not outstanding as a batsman and said even
minnows Bangladesh tried to encash on his vulnerability to
short-pitched bowling.
>
> "I think that every bowling attack in the world, even Bangladesh,
has tried to get him with the short ball or has placed a couple of
gullies for those left-handed slashes that
> he likes."
> "Maybe his strength is in one-day cricket, where there are strict
rules on the use of bouncers... He can also play some glorious looking
drives with perfect timing, like most of the Indian batmen," Warne said.
>
> ...But he did have the knack of rubbing up opponents (and even
teammates when he went to Lancashire) the wrong way without seeming to
try very hard.
>
> "When we arrived in India in 2000, in the middle of our really good
run, he said that we had only beaten weak teams in the past. Funny,
that, as India were one of them."
>
> Warne also does not seem to have pardoned Ganguly for making then
Australia captain Steve Waugh wait for the toss in the 2000 Kolkata Test.
>
> "He would also be late for the toss and then walk off on his own
without waiting for Steve Waugh, our captain. To be a minute or so
behind because an issue crops up is one thing, but more than that is
just taking the mickey.
>
> "He will say that the results are in the book and, yes, India did
beat us in that series -- thanks, I would say, to a great stand
between Laxman and Dravid at Calcutta and
> Harbhajan's bowling rather than any tactical genius on Ganguly's part."
>
> Warne also took a dig at Ganguly, saying "Supporters know him as the
Prince of Calcutta'. The story is that he gave himself the nickname
and it stuck."
>
>
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