Constant Humiliations made the "Royal Bengal of Tiger"to sit in his den permanently. After playing 109 test matches , over 300 ODI's, Dada took the team to the world cup final . Defeated Australia in Australia.Won the series in Pakistan, altogether 21 Test match wins. After achieving so many things & crossing milestones, Dada has been humiliated & insulted a million times by the selectors & by media . Recently Ganguly's form was pretty decent when compared to Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S Laxman & the Wall of indian Cricket Rahul Dravid.
Tendulkar and Laxman haven't exactly converted their "starts" recently either. The last time Lax scored a hundred was back in the winter of '05, well over a year ago. If anyone should go based on their recent form, it's Tendulkar. 534 runs @ 29.66 since the home series vs Sri Lanka. Sehwag scored the exact same number of runs at the exact same average (when you discount his runs in WI) and he was rightfully kicked out for it. Why should Tendulkar be any different ? I'd kick out these two before i even contemplate dropping Ganguly.
Ganguly scored a remarkable 239 against Pakistan . At one stage India were struggling at 61-4 but there was Dada in whom the whole responsibility of the game was. Dada made a partnership of 300 with another century maker Yuvraj Singh not only to rescue his team but to take India to a winning position. Its because of Sourav Ganguly that once again India has got a score of over 600 with some batting still left.
What i still see in Ganguly is a cavalier, fighting spirit. Notice how once he arrives at the crease, he puts a price on his wicket and stays - forging partnerships and knuckling down. He also scores at a comparatively fast pace. You don't see this from Tendulkar anymore, and not often enough from Laxman or Dravid????
WHY TARGETING ONLY "DADA"..?
It's foolish to expect Ganguly to score hundreds, don't expect the same from Tendulkar or Lax either - they aren't good enough to produce quality innings against top class opposition.Why is that always DADA is always being targeted by the selectors.?
After accomplishing & crossing milestones ,with the present form , above all being the most successful captain India had ever had, none can expect a 3rd degree treatment from the National Selectors by constant humiliation..
If the current panel of selectors were present 3 years ago , Dada's life would have been different & he would have been playing his natural game . When Greg chappell dropped Ganguly & chose T.P. Singh to replace him. Does anyone know where is he palying???
Its impossible for the selectors to select & to fill the position of "Saurav Ganguly".