You call it at right time. So peoples won't target next senior to announce his retirement. Let them choose their own. Any way Ganguly had taken a very very Important Decision like wise when he was Captain.
Sourav, everyone knows you are a great person & a great cricketer... b'coz of ur poor form recently, everyone criticize you... the man who leads India in 49 tests and one of the best batsman ODI sees.... we proud of u... you are like a phoenix bird... you already prove this in two times.... thanx for your service to the Indian Cricket... We can't forget the 2003 world cup... we cant 4get the natwest series.... we cant 4get your fabulous sixes.... but we too understand, yes this is the best time.... we closely watch your every run in the upcoming series... i hope u will complete 7000 test runs in this series... All the best DADA!!!
Sourav Ganguly has announced he will retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia.
"This will be my last series," said Ganguly at the end of a routine press conference in Bangalore. "Before coming here I spoke to my team-mates and hopefully I will go out with a winning knock."
Ganguly, 36, has scored 6,888 runs in 109 Tests, with 15 hundreds. In 311 ODIs, he scored 11,363 runs at 41.02. He captained India in 147 ODIs. His last ODI was against Pakistan at Gwalior on November 15, 2007.
Ganguly played Tests 49 as captain, the most by an Indian. The 21 matches won during his tenure is also an Indian record, and he had a win percentage of over 40. He is the only one with such a high percentage among players who have captained India in more than a solitary Test. Starting with a hundred on debut, Ganguly's Test average has never dipped below 40.
Kris Srikkanth, head of India's new selection panel, felt Ganguly made the right decision. "I think Sourav Ganguly has been an excellent player," he said. "He has brought so many laurels as captain and player.
"He had a good chat with me and [fellow selector] Narendra Hirwani. He wants a peaceful series without any troubles on his mind. I hope he goes out with couple of hundreds. Ganguly was one of the best captains the world has ever produced and I think he deserves it."
India's selectors picked Ganguly in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests against Australia despite intense speculation on his future leading up to the se
Re: Ganguly to retire after Australia Tests
by Senthil on Oct 07, 2008 05:01 PM
lection meeting in Mumbai last week. Ganguly had reportedly considered quitting cricket after being overlooked for the Irani Cup match between the Rest of India and Delhi but India's new selection panel valued his experience over youngsters like Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif.
Ganguly is one of only three players to complete the treble of 10,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODIs, Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar being the others. Along with Tendulkar, he formed a prolific partnership at the top of the order, with 6,609 runs at an average of nearly 50 per stand in 136 innings.
Since his recall in December 2006 and till the end of the home series against South Africa earlier this year, Ganguly scored 1,571 runs at 50.67, including a maiden double-century. However, he managed only 96 runs in six innings during India's 2-1 series defeat in Sri Lanka this summer
Re: palng tere biwi ki yaad bohat aarahehai bye
by omkar kale on Oct 07, 2008 04:56 PM
Raksha bandhan ko to abhi bahut time hai, itani jaldi kyo yad aa rahi hai???
