Sourav Ganguly and Great Indian cricket Circus !
Well,
it is a bad news for Rahul Dravid & Co. that Sourav Ganguly is back in ODI
team
and
seems to be getting back his ACTUAL ODI form gradually though he has not yet
got back the
best yet.
It
is just like a fairy tell that whenever he is undone and
pressure seems to be getting better of him, he gives the apt reply tothe
critics. He has been in runs for last 6 months or so. But our
cricket board led by "honourable" president and secretary who
constantly try to prove they have played SOME cricket find new avenues to oust
such a precious jewel like Sourav from the team. It is really amazing how
shameless these guys are that they are hell bent to prove
that Sourav has neither been a good captain nor any more indispensable though
some are.
To
tell in the name of regular players' categorically:
i)Sachin:
Has lost his best years ago, but selectors are at his mercy! Even they don't
dare chucking poor-form-sachin alone and makes Sourav the scapegoat to REST
sachin.
ii)Rahul: Has never been a leader and seems his over cautious approach won't
allow him to be a good one even if he stays for more 5 yrs.
Iii)Sehwag: He himself does not know when will he perform if at all. He was
busier in dirty groupism nowadays against Sachin-Sourav , thanks to skipper
Dravid's support !
iv) Yuvraj: Has been the best example of how to waste serious talent. His
bohemian style might take a toll on his consistency
v)Munaf: Pathetic to watch on the field with the team blazers on . A permanent
injured bowler for India
vi)Srisanth: Better dancer and actor than what was expected as a bowler.
vii)Dhoni: An incomplete package of batsman, keeper and model. For sometimes,
he was busier in off the field photo session and comments than on field
performance.
viii)Zaheer: Only Sherlock Holmes could have said how to avoid injuries.
ix)Raina: Very efficient player to save 30 runs and score 20 (TOTAL=50)
x)Power: What exercise does he do off the field to look more & more ___
xi)Jaffer: Very YOUNG (at 31) and is some how going to be our future.
........And for these guys Sourav does not get a regular chance in the
one dayers and test matches.
Cudos
to the selectors (or some thing else behind the scenes?).
Well,
at present Sourav is constantly tryingto prove them wrong.
Luckily
he got the chance to play in the ongoingAfro-Asia Cup and has scored maximum
total runs fro his side till 2ndODI.
Sourav
missed three centuries after his ODI come back –
One
against West Indies in his come back ODI – 98
One
against Barmuda in World Cup – 91
Afro
Asian cup – 88
And
if one checks the consistency of Indian Batsmen – none is near to SC Ganguly.
A HARD LOOK
ON SC Ganguly's ODI stat:
Mat Runs
HS BatAv 100 50 W BB
BowlAv 5w Ct St
overall 291 10752 183
41.51 22 67 95 5/16
37.35 2 99 0
Last Ten ODI
10 518 89 64.75 0
6 2 1/22 39.50 0
3 0
Fact exposes how badly Indian cricket is entwined in its tamasha !