DADA-is it the end of a Golden Era in Indian Cricket?
Ganguly's climax scene was typical of his career-A fairy tale ending filled with highs and lows. Started with a century 12 years ago at Lords and ended with a Golden duck at Nagpur. Not even the great Sir Don could sign off with a Golden duck. Don was out for a zero but not of the first ball in his final innings when he just needed a boundary to reach the magical three figure average. Even the unsporting Aussies who had fought many battles on the field with Dada on and off the field gathered together for a Guard of honour and he walked in to the crease for one last time
423 International matches for the country, 18000+ runs, 38 centuries,49 tests as Indian captain, more than 100 wickets, decent 40+ average in both forms of the game and the irony was the man had to fight for a place till his last test not sure when the selectors would sack him for some flimsy reason or other. Arguably the greatest and unarguably the most successful Indian captain ever who possibly instilled the sense of pride and confidence in Team India that they can win outside Asia, (till then it was just the 83 WC and 85 B&H cups) groomed the current fast bowling talents as a formidable force rather than just relying on spin for overseas victories and more than anything else scripted incredible comeback stories after being confined to rubbles every time by the selectors.
Well Dada's 12 years with Team India can virtually become a classic case study and subject in any leading management Institution for Leadership, Team building, Motivation, Grit, Determination and above all a never say die attitude irrespective of the situation or for that matter a perfect subject for bollywood movies in few years on the lines of Chak De
I liked this quote of the Great Somerset cricket journalist Peter Roubuck on 'Dada' which is what Ganguly's career was all about in the sense more than as an individual cricketer with personal glory he contributed to the Indian team's resurgence in a much bigger way and that's what team sports is all about:
Ganguly has been neither a genius or a saint or a great batsman, but he has served with distinction and leaves Indian cricket in a much better state than he found it.
RK
Ganguly's climax scene was typical of his career-A fairy tale ending filled with highs and lows. Started with a century 12 years ago at Lords and ended with a Golden duck at Nagpur. Not even the great Sir Don could sign off with a Golden duck. Don was out for a zero but not of the first ball in his final innings when he just needed a boundary to reach the magical three figure average. Even the unsporting Aussies who had fought many battles on the field with Dada on and off the field gathered together for a Guard of honour and he walked in to the crease for one last time
423 International matches for the country, 18000+ runs, 38 centuries,49 tests as Indian captain, more than 100 wickets, decent 40+ average in both forms of the game and the irony was the man had to fight for a place till his last test not sure when the selectors would sack him for some flimsy reason or other. Arguably the greatest and unarguably the most successful Indian captain ever who possibly instilled the sense of pride and confidence in Team India that they can win outside Asia, (till then it was just the 83 WC and 85 B&H cups) groomed the current fast bowling talents as a formidable force rather than just relying on spin for overseas victories and more than anything else scripted incredible comeback stories after being confined to rubbles every time by the selectors.
Well Dada's 12 years with Team India can virtually become a classic case study and subject in any leading management Institution for Leadership, Team building, Motivation, Grit, Determination and above all a never say die attitude irrespective of the situation or for that matter a perfect subject for bollywood movies in few years on the lines of Chak De
I liked this quote of the Great Somerset cricket journalist Peter Roubuck on 'Dada' which is what Ganguly's career was all about in the sense more than as an individual cricketer with personal glory he contributed to the Indian team's resurgence in a much bigger way and that's what team sports is all about:
Ganguly has been neither a genius or a saint or a great batsman, but he has served with distinction and leaves Indian cricket in a much better state than he found it.
RK
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