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The Tony Greig Show

Will Ganguly retire on a high?

December 3, 2007

In this week's show, Tony Greig talks about India's brilliant batting display against Pakistan in the second Test at Eden Gardens; Sourav Ganguly's international career; England's impressive performance in Sri Lanka; and the influential Muttiah Muralitharan

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I don't think that Ganguly should take the decision about his retirement now. He is doing very well for his country. Presently his form shows his talent as a player as well as a fighter. It is true that presently we have junior players like Yuvraj, Sehwag, Ghambhir and Uthappa who are waiting to get a place in the test team. But the simple truth is that the best person will be selected for the proper position. And I think presently the best 11 is playing at the Eaden Garden. So my dear Yuvi wait for the proper time and prepare yourself for that time.
Posted by raj_123 on December 04 2007, 12:28 PM GMT




I really don't understand, why it is always Ganguly, who has to face this question..!.!! He is by far the best Indian batsman in 2007 in both ODI & Test. Had he not played for the interest of Team India and sacrificed his wicket many a times, he would have a much better looking statistics. How many times have we seen Dravid getting out in his 40s or 90s just trying accelerating the run-rate? Never...Ganguly is India's greatest Hero and we should give him the deserving respect.
Posted by Joydeep_Gupta on December 04 2007, 10:59 AM GMT




Ganguly has rightly stated that there is no age for retirement and one who performs will stay in the team. I think the point is whether India is winning or not and when Indian cricket team is performing well, then why to think so much. We give too much emphasis towards individual cricketers instead of team's performance. I think Sachin, Sourav and Dravid should stay in the team and rotation system should be implemented so the young talent will get the opportunity to play at the highest level.
Posted by SouravNeogi on December 04 2007, 10:51 AM GMT




Will be interesting to see how Ganguly fares against Brett Lee & co down under. On dead tracks like in Eden any self respecting flat track bully(like the ones we normally have in our batting order!) would be expected to hit tons. Comparing Dravid with him is silly. Though they made similar starts to their careers Dravid has left Saurav far far behind. Dravid by the time he hangs up his boots will be considered of similar stature as Gavaskar & Sachin. Don't think Saurav will ever get to that level...
Posted by GreyOne on December 04 2007, 08:34 AM GMT




You know wats even funnier then this, how no one talks about australian players retiring, Ponting, Gilchrist i believe are of the same age but they are not even included in the discussion, ponting more so then anyone. Tendulkar is in good form and no matter how good he plays these days media and/or people find a fault with his knock and somehow end up talking him nearing his end. When Azhar, Siddhu were about to retire we had ganguly and dravid emerging and knew that the indian cricket would be in good hand, hmmmm....i really can't think of any good test batsmen waiting in the wings to replace these blokes
Posted by prezz316 on December 03 2007, 20:53 PM GMT




Indian cricketers are not known for retiring on highs. Many Indian players have never officially retired. They have to be dropped and forgotten before they accept that they need to move on. Having said that, I think it is totally wrong to put pressure on established cricketers who are performing well to make way for Yuvraj. Yuvraj is an exciting talent, but he will have to re-model his game to succeed in tests. I seriously feel he should be given the opportunity to play alongside the big 4 batsmen. One of the big 4 need to be rested in the odd game to give Yuvraj a go. If India do win the Kolkata test and the series with it, Yuvraj should play in Bangalore and Ganguly should be given time off to prepare for the big series down under. Also, India urgently need to find 3 more Yuvrajs.
Posted by Rajeev on December 03 2007, 20:46 PM GMT




Though I am not a supporter of Greg Chappel, I don't think Greg wanted Ganguly to go permanently. Greg only wanted Ganguly out of the side so he could work out the problems with his batting & then, come back if possible. The way Ganguly has succeeded after his return, I feel only re-inforces Greg's point. Remember when Ganguly went out of the Indian side, guys were queing up to bowl at him & get a free wicket when he opened for India. ... Not so easy now, the original Ganguly seems to be coming back.
Posted by AsherCA on December 03 2007, 17:03 PM GMT




Well, I guess Dravid has lost a bit of form in Tests and ODIs but his experience still remains vital for India. Sourav has done tremendously since his return to the team, better than Dravid in the same period. But still, both of these players will be needed by the team in Australia. Both have happy memories of the last tour there. I think their future depends on how well they play in Oz. Muralitharan may well become the first person to take 1000 wickets in Tests but sadly, that may not be enough to erase doubts about his action. I think Sri Lanka should start looking for his replacements, because they do seem to rely a lot on him, and they do not have a quality spinner besides him in their ranks.
Posted by lordricha27 on December 03 2007, 16:14 PM GMT




When Ganguly was out of the team, and the new dravid-chappell combination led india to successive series wins against sri lanka and pakistan, i saw a small interview of ganguly's while he was playing a first class match, in which he said that he still felt good enough to play for the country, and had no plans of retiring as of then. I have been one of his most loyal fans, and even i felt skeptical hearing that quiet conviction in his voice. His comeback is a mark of not only his ability, but also his determination. He has been more consistent than any other indian batsman in the past year. But his last and by far the biggest challenge now lies in Australia. I am pretty sure there's only one thing written besides his name in the Australian team's pre-series notes - no room. short, short, sort.
Posted by kamaal_hai_yaar on December 03 2007, 15:38 PM GMT




I agree with Tony here. We lack practical thinking. We should not think on individual performances but we should think of long term. Time is correct for Sourav as he has indeed scored a century in Test after long time :-). He should retire from Test on high. To be honest we should look for Dravid's retirement however we dont have suitable replacement. Yuvraj can replace Sourav but who is there to replace Dravid. Shame on selectors for letting this happen. Choice is clear either Laxman or Dravid, one of them have to vacate but again do we have suitable replacements. Selectors have not done their homework as far as Test matches are concerned. Thanks Sai London
Posted by saiprasad on December 03 2007, 15:29 PM GMT

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