Kolkata: Former India skipper Saurav Ganguly on Saturday heaped praise on captain and ace batsman Virat Kohli for his heroics with the bat against teams like Australia and South Africa and said it is important for him to strike a balance between his captaincy and batting in the coming years as[Read More…]
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Pujara as good as Kohli in Tests: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday India’s Test specialist batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is as good as captain Virat Kohli when it comes to the five-day format. “Pujara is from the old school of cricketers who will keep working hard and deliver. Look at his Test records, after 57 matches,[Read More…]
I retired as I had enough of getting selected, says Sourav Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly called it quits from Test cricket in 2008 because he had had enough of selection sagas, fresh from the Greg Chappell controversy which led to him being dropped from the Indian team, the southpaw revealed here on Friday. “I retired because at some point you’ve[Read More…]
Team India coach selection: Decision deferred; Ganguly says need to consult Kohli
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has postponed the announcement of new coach for Indian cricket team on Monday evening. The decision came after the Cricket Advisory Committee that included Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, screened five candidates. “There is stil time for the series against[Read More…]