Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he felt bad for Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid who had to "contend with people like Greg Chappell and S. Sreesanth" during his captaincy stints for the country and the IPL franchisee respectively. A day after Sreesanth and two other Royals players - Ankit Chauhan and Ajit Chandila - were arrested for spot fixing, Ganguly told a television channel: "I...
12:15 AM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Leading a cricket team is no different from running a family where the members would end up playing for themselves if the captain loses their faith, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. "As a leader, if you want a good team, you have to be transparent with your players. The biggest quality of the leader is to get the trust of his players," Ganguly said in an event where...
02:27 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Approaching his 40th birthday, Sachin Tendulkar's "insatiable hunger and incredible talent" has fetched him glowing tributes from fellow cricketers who say the batting great's longevity and passion for the game can never be surpassed. Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in modern-day cricket, will turn 40 on April 24 and some of his contemporary cricketers doffed their hats for his unprecedented achievements on the cricket field....
02:23 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly Tuesday revealed that Pune Warriors management never thought that Yuvraj Singh is a "captaincy material" after the team's debacle in the 2011 IPL when they finished last ahead. Ganguly feels that's the reason why Angelo Mathews and Ross Taylor have been preferred as captains ahead of the senior left-hander. "The management had decided not to make Yuvraj captain again after our first season (in...
07:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday hoped that Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan would be able to make a comeback to the Indian team in future despite being left out of the list of probables for upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. "We have to wait and see, that doesn't stop them from coming back. Lets not jump the gun, they are good players and good things...
10:26 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Kolkata: Describing Sunil Narine as the man with a "golden arm", former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the Kolkata Knight Riders' "mystery" spinner would be the team's trump card in the sixth season of the Indian Premier League T20. "For Gautam Gambhir, he is the man with the golden arm. He was the person behind KKR's success last season. He is their trump card and will again create an impact...
12:01 PM, Apr 04, 2013
While the former Indian captain wants that the youngsters should be given at least two years time to settle down. ...
10:56 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The former Indian players are looking forward to a clean sweep in the four-Test series and also want India to perform good in overseas conditions. ...
08:53 PM, Mar 22, 2013
The former India captain wants India to become strong enough in all playing conditions (home and abroad). ...
05:16 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Sourav Ganguly feels it's time that Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane get his maiden Test cap in the fourth and final Test against Australia. ...
07:52 PM, Mar 21, 2013
"They don't have the batsmen to play spinners and spinners to take wickets here." This was former India skipper Sourav Ganguly's reaction after Australia's meek surrender in Mohali on Monday. ...
09:37 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Dhawan scored his hundred in only 85 balls, surpassing West Indian Dwayne Smith's debut Test ton hit in 93 balls against South Africa back in 2004. ...
09:37 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly chose to play it safe on Sunday after indicating a day earlier that MS Dhoni could have had a hand in Virender Sehwag's ouster from the Test squad for the remaining two matches against Australia. ...
07:39 PM, Mar 10, 2013
