Sourav Ganguly the prince of Kolkata or shall we say the King of Comebacks. Once there was Mohinder Amarnath and now there is Sourav Ganguly. A scintillating hundred on debut for India in a Test match at Lord’s in 1996, following it up with another 100 at Trent Bridge. Promoted later on in the same year to open the openings in ODI’s along with Sachin Tendulkar, to be a part of one of the best opening pairs in the history of the game, Sourav did it all. His ODI debut though was in 1992 against Australia, but he was dropped after a forgettable openings. Many thought that he would never be seen again on the international circuit again.
So is deciding to play in the IPL just an ego trip for Sourav? Or maybe he still has a point or two to prove to the world. Just like he made a comeback to the Indian cricket team and went out on a high, maybe here too he wants to bow out amidst applause.Sourav Ganguly IPL is Play Pune Warriors India.First match Pune Warrias won against DC by 6 wicket.Sourav good playing 32 balls face 32 runs.
But coming back to play in the IPL is not like making a comeback to the Indian cricket team. There is no patriotism or nationalism involved here. And I would cringe to see him fail. Then who knows, like Sourav has surprised his fans and his critics time and again, in this new innings too maybe the left-handed batsman has something up his sleeve which the world is yet to see. As one of the owners of the Pune Warriors said – “he is a fighter and a master of comebacks”.
He backed players like Yuvraj, Harbhajan and Dhoni purely on the basis of their merit and not some zone selection policy.
As one of India’s most respected and best spin bowler, Anil Kumble, once said about Ganguly, “He had confidence in his players and always backed them even when things weren’t going their way. He was an inspirational captain and it was under his captaincy that we started to believe we could win overseas as well.”
No wonder Yuvraj Singh once famously said, “I’m ready to die for such a captain”. And Harbhajan Singh’s undying support for Sourav is known by one and all.
As Sourav himself once said, “If you are blessed with the ability of Tendulkar or Lara then it may be different. For players like me it’s never easy.” That sums up the man.Pune First Round out by in IPL .Second Time IPL Winner Chennai Super King Against Royal Challenger Bangalore.
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