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At last editorials and opinions have started appearing in the Indian press on the Sourav Ganguly – Greg Chappell fight. The spat must be embarrassing for all involved, but as usual our press is taking every opportunity available to get all the spice and masala in their front pages.
The reporters are now after Gavaskar’s coffee chat, Tendulkar’s morning breath, and are looking under every stone with a magnifying lens to make the most of the affair. But of course, to be fair to the reporters, this fight seemed dirty right from the beginning.
An editorial in the Indian Express is all praise for Ganguly, while reasonably justifying that it is time for him to go. IE says that…
…Ganguly must have stepped down as soon as Zimbabwe was routed.
He must go, not merely because of Chappell’s e-mail, or a falling average, or one run-in too many with authority, or for violating the basic ethic of team sport: making public dressing-room disputes. He must go because Indian cricket needs a change.
Ganguly is visibly upset and wishes that Chappell would not have made that comment. That is quite silly of him, for last I heard, India is still a free country!
“I cannot stop Greg Chappell from giving comments from his point of view,” Ganguly said. “I honestly don’t know why he has done this, why he has made such a comment.”
Though Ganguly could have hoped that Chappell would first discuss things with him and BCCI in person without resorting to a written complaint, Ganguly gave away that right as he was the first to run to the press like a naughty child with their dressing-room discussions!
The row broke during the first Test in Bulawayo last week after Ganguly, having hit his first Test hundred since November 2003, told the media that Chappell wanted him to sit out and play an in-form batsman.
Ganguly was criticised for breaching convention by making dressing room discussions public. Chappell then said he had intended only to motivate the player.
What’s your say? Should Ganguly be kicked out?
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dreamz says: DEEP IN MY HEART I SHALL PRAY FOR SOURAV N WISH THAT DURGA MAATHA ALWAYS SHOWERS SWEET BLESSINGS UPON HIM.
sam says: Heads Must Roll ITs time to change
Its time for heads to roll, If chappel did not know about the middle stump guard that ganguly could take what is is a coach for. Why should a bugger like kiran more keep a gritty genius like sourav out of cricket for so many months why we as a nation lost to other countries like westindies australia and South africa.
Return our lost Indian pride return us our so many months of humiliation and return us the happiness of these losses. I demand that from the cricketing eastablishment.
Why should a foreigner be allowed to raise a middle finger at Indians and still no action be taken . Who gives you the authority to humiliate Indians. I demand an answer from crickets administrators.
Why did you humiliate US we demand an answer.
Now Pathan a brilliant guy is melted the same treatment as our beloved dada was. Its a shame if coaches are hired to play politics and not correct flaws and mistakes. Then whats the Coach worth. He is as good as lalit Modi or Suklaji. Why not make fatty Shula or Blackey Mody or Crucked Faced Pawar the Coach.
If Vengsarkar being the chief selector has to do Coaching aswell why should he not be paid a few hudred thousand dollars , just because HE IS AN INDIAN I PRESUME. Chappel is not even carrying drinks we would understand the boys are being served by a white skinned bugger which makes ther drinks worth few thousand dollars then also it would heve given us some solace.
If the chief selector is not doing the job of looking at domestic talent who will do it? will it be done by blackey or fatty or Makrtondya Pawar.
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Its time we get rid of Dravid as a Captain. The Player in dravid is also finished.
Now look at Jaffer he is being persisted with after 10 continious failures and failures which are BIG BIG time . where he did not score in double figures. Gautam Gambhir is being kept outside just because he is not from Maharashtra. NOW IT IS AMCHI TUMCHI lets take on fucking Marathis. FUCK you Tendlya You are a BAS****.
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sam says: ITS TIME FOR CHANGE
Its time for heads to roll, If chappel did not know about the middle stump guard that ganguly could take what is is a coach for. Why should a bugger like kiran more keep a gritty genius like sourav out of cricket for so many months why we as a nation lost to other countries like westindies australia and South africa.
Return our lost Indian pride return us our so many months of humiliation and return us the happiness of these losses. I demand that from the cricketing eastablishment.
Why should a foreigner be allowed to raise a middle finger at Indians and still no action be taken . Who gives you the authority to humiliate Indians. I demand an answer from crickets administrators.
Why did you humiliate US we demand an answer.
NOw another player Pathan is being mishandled. If the Coach cant help he should be made to carry drinks and probably Kapil Dev or Gavaskar or Mahinder amarnath should be made the Coach.
Has chairman of selection comittee been delagated the role of Coach. If selection comittee is not doing its job of looking at talent within the country who will do that?
Its time to get rid of chappel and get an indian Coach and change Indian Captain .
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