The dossier had some interesting revelations and the most noted one was the performance of Sourav Ganguly against the South Africans.
He has had a fabulous time playing against them at home & away and that he definitely deserved a better deal than he was served.
As pointed by Arjuna Ranatunga, we need to respect our heroes and definitely we don't get replacements or substitutes for people like Sourav.
His record speaks volumes of his performance and not everybody holds such a record either from the past or from the present.
More importantly, if he was seen as a liability by the board or the selectors - he should have been shown the door with the best regard. Afterall he is a Professional who understands the demands of the game and he ought to have been treated in this shameful manner.
I only wish & hope Sourav raises beyond all this and let his performance speak again for him. And more importantly, he has to Open the innings in the shorter form of the game - this is were he excelled.
Wish you all the best Sourav. And there are a lot more like me who wish you the best.
Looking at the above facts, one thing is clear that as a batsman Ganguly has a better ecord against SA. His batting average of 53.91, with strike rate of 77.74 is greater than tendulkar or the gem of indian people dravid. Moreover dravid and ganguly if compared the formaer has better record against SA, supposed to have a better pace attack than spin. can selctors thjink of getting a person who can still play, n who has got better record against opponents for these matches. Atleast sport bodies worldwide do follow this trend. IF ganguly is not selected then i can say only one thing, Indians are not worthy of having heroes, if they cant respect one.
All these statistics proves that we need ganguly back in the squad for this series. See what he achieve against SA. Even as a batsman his stats are way about any other indian. His captency record is very impressive too.
Well folks these stats will tell u that SA was invincible under Hansie Cronje..he led by example..He was a born leader.Smith is young,and he's learning fast..but Cronje was outstanding and he cannot be replaced. He was the best captain the world ever produced.
