Dada Again

You have to pay for your mistakes not in some other life,but in this life only.Nobody knows it better than Sourav Ganguly.He must be cursing himself,'why the hell I opened my mouth on that fateful evening in Zimbawe'.He was going through a long bad patch and was only in the team because he was captain.He scored a century against minnows Zimbawe,became overconfident that nobody can touch him and opened his mouth.It would have been great if he would have told the same thing before he hit that painful century.Things do change and the wheel of fortune rolled away from him.Someone leaked the confidential email from Chappell to media which was addressed to board president and secretary.No prize for guessing who must have planned this leakage and this made one thing clear that either Chappell or Ganguly will be there in Indian cricket.

"Power tends to corrupt,absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Board politics played a big role in ruining Ganguly's chances.Well he can't complain much as he enjoyed the benefits while Dalmiya camp was in power.

Now that dada is not in the team for the 1st test against England it seems the end is near of a great player and captain.He may not be technically one of the best but he is the man who has changed the face of Indian cricket after the match fixing scandal.He built the team,gave chances to young players,backed them to the extent he could,instilled aggressiveness in the team.How can anyone forget the moment on the Lord's balcony after India defeated England in Natwest final.Only Dada can do that.I read it somewhere that he asked all the team members to remove thier shirts and pay back the same that Flintoff gave them in Mumbai.Dada is a proud and emotional man.Even if he hangs his boot now he has achieved so much for India that he should always be treated with respect and love.

I don't know whether selectors are at complete fault or not by dropping Dada.Though his recent performance is OK its not spectacular.I think he missed two golden chances in Pakistan to become hero again.He gave away his wickets by playing pull shots which is considered as his weakness and that didn't help his cause.And at the same time the young guns like Yuvraj,Raina are performing well at this moment.Still I think he should have been there for the 1st test as Yuvraj is injured.But then what would have happened when Yuvi comes in for 2nd test.Its just not dignified to select him and not playing in eleven.The situation is so delicate that its hard to say what is correct and what is wrong.

I would like to see Ganguly not giving up,playing domestic matches sincerely,scoring tons of runs and coming back to the team for atleast one match and retiring on his own whenever he thinks its time.

Dada's Critic and admirer