Is dare any chance of inclusion of Sourav Ganguly in the 1 day team?
137932
He should be included in the ODI series, just because he has a tremendous track record in ODI. But i think he is becoming a victim of Chappels ego. He was the only man who stood against Sourav's inclusion in the recent ODI Pak tour.(Its confirmed and there was lots of reports in this issue http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2006/jan/30chap.htm) So that is really bad for Indian cricket. Let him give a chance and if they feel he cannot perform, throw him, but this is not the way to show personal grudge. But as a constant crcket fan of last 20 years, i tell you, sourav will bounce back and he wil get his chance also, no Chappel can deny him..
794600
He has been appointed as Captain of Bengal Ranji Trophy Team.  If he perform well in the ranji trophy matches, he may get a chance to play in the one day series with Sri Lanka and West Indies.  If he performs well in those matches also, he will defenitely get a chance to plahy in the world cup.  He is not going to get a chance bnased on his past glory.  he has to prove to the selectors that he is still a good plahyer.
1004825
By all means,Zaheer Khan should be back in the Indian team.The squad should be as follows \n\nOne-Dayers:\nSehwag[vice-captain],Sachin,Dravid[captain],Ganguly,Yuvraj,Kaif,Dhoni,Kumble,Harbhajan,Pathan,Zaheer,Sreesanth,Aashish Nehra,Munaf,Raina,Lakshman.\nThe above squad can be retained for the tests also.\n\nIt is unfair deal for Ganguly,Lakshman & Kumble.They should not have been dropped for the one-day squad in the recent past.Ganguly is a world class player & has a enviable record in the one-dayer,he is only next to Sachin considering the no of centuries in the one dayers.Laksman's performance was great in the one dayers.The selectors should feel ashamed to drop the player like Kumble[hope everyone know the reason].I also feel bad for Zaheer Khan who has lost his place in both the forms of the game.He was a wonderful strike bowler with Pathan,has played an excellent role in the Ranji matches in India in the recent past & is playing very well for the English county Worcestershire.I want Agarkar & Powar to be not just removed but kicked out of the Indian squad & Zaheer & Kumble can take their places.The above squad should be retained for all the matches[away & home] till the players retire. \n      By considering all these,I feel very bad for the selectors who have & will be selecting the Indian team.
1035984
This is unfortunate decision by Indian Cricket Team Management, however, positive part we are not playing with Sachin, Ganguly, Pathan, Agarkar and current Indian team is controlling the match and we may win. We have more option now in the indian team, that is good for indian cricket.
832943
Not at this moment as his form is not good enough. He scored only 6 today and that’s not the best of him. But he is capable and need quality time to be in the groove again. On the other part he is a born leader, as I had known him closely when I was a junior in our college St.Xaviers and I can assure you all that he will be back, but not now, not at least as a makeshift replacement. \nBut I agree with you that his sheer presence is needed if India has to have a chance to de something in the World Cup. \n\nA talented (you cannot deny that) mean person who cares only about him and nothing else heads this present team. Remember our present captain was not even considered to be agile enough (He was the Mr. Go Slow for all the other teams) to be a part of the national team in the ODI's. It was Ganguli who came up with the idea to play him as a wicket-keeping batsman, just to accommodate him in the team. He knew that there was talent and it was just quality time that was needed at that point of time. That’s captaincy, that’s friendship and that’s team spirit. And what was the return that he got in his difficult times, from the person whom he defended so vigorously? The sheer prospect of getting the captains band revealed his true character and he stabbed Ganguli from the back at the first opportunity he got. He and his coach together with some of the selectors then tactfully slaughtered Jaheer, Nehra, Balaji, Laxman, kumble for no reason at all. (You can add Irfan, Yuvraj and Harbhajan in this list as they are the next) They destroyed the team, they destroyed the spirit, and they destroyed the passion that we had after a long long time. We will never again see an Indian arrogant enough to wave his shirt from a balcony at the heart of London, nor we will ever see the wonderful moments that we all had during the amazing run that we had during his tenure. Everything is lost and it will never come back again. There are broken hearts everywhere and it can never be mended. Viva the Captain, Viva the coach; you are successful enough to push us back to the stone ages. \n  \nFor someone’s sources in the forum – We are not dirty niggers and we do not care if you hate us all at Lancashire as long as we have the courage to defend our Motherland. This is what happened in actual and trust me more people will be proud to be associated with such person who can do that at point blank and end up hated rather than submitting pride for our nation before foreigners to be loved.
1139710
THE LIST IS LONG AND NEVERLASTING IT MAY START FROM DON BREADMAN ,SOBERS,LALA AMARNATH,HANIEF MOHAMD, JAVID MIANDAD, IMRAN KHAN, KAPIL DEW, TO LARA, SYED ANWAR, TENDULKAR, RAHUL DRAVID,GANGULY,SHOAIB AKTHER,MAGGRAT, WASIM,WAQAR,WARNE,POINTING,DAVIDBOON,GREG CHAPPEL............SO ON AND SO FORTH BUT MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME IS THE BIG MAN WHOS AIM IS SLEEPING WHO NEVER RUNS BUT WALKS WHO IS FAMIOUS FOR HIS STYLE AND LAZY ELIGENCE.......WHO HAS MADE HIS TEAM WIN MANY A CRUCIAL MATCHES SINGLE HANDIDLY     ,,,,,,,,,,,YES U GOT IT RIGHT ITS THE REEAL SULTAN OF MULTAN THE GR8 INZIMAMUL HAQ
577630
THINGS ARE CHANGING NOW.INDIAN TEAM LOOKS HOLLOW IN THE MIDDLE.IT NEEDS SOME EXPERIANCE HAND.TEST SERIES WILL PROVE WE NEED GANGULY BADLY.\nAFTER THE LOSS, GANGULY WILL BE A MEMBER OF INDIA TEAM.
527716
I cant agree with CONFIRM_2.\nGanguly also tied-up with Hero-Honda, Britannia and as well as Pepsi.\nthe asker want to know "Was Ganguly in form or not? Did he scored respectable runs or not?".\nThe answer is 'No'.\nEven ganguly not interested in domestic matches because of his poor form.If a new bowler of a state get him out, the controversy might go even worse.so he avoided the domestic matches.\nHe messed-up in all things like practice, team meetings, personal conversations with the coach, interacting with team members etc.\nWe still respect him for his tremendous service to nation.\nBut, with his poor form, he will be a burden to the team.
945011
Please, do you really think Ganguly can change the fortunes of this team?\n\nAnyway, havane't you followed his pathetic perfromance in the domestic season?\n\nHe was even dropped from the rest of India team.\n\nSelecting Ganguly is a definite step backward.\n\nIf McGrath gets injured today, will Gillespie be selected? AND UNLIKE GILLEPSIE, GANGULY HASN'T EVEN MADE A 200, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
869829
sure if India wants to win the world cup ..they shud bring ganguly back....he is a blastin cricketer and a attackin captain.just he ws in bad form he ws kept out of the team,tell me who is in gud form in indian team sachin,dhoni,dravid etc...some run in one match then rest in 2 or 3 match..still they are in team.when lara ws struggling for runs,whole w.indies team supported him insted of makin him out of the team.
473573
Why not? Its only needed a world record 1st wicket partnership and nowadays every other day you are having a new w. recorsd. So it will happen one day. Remember 1st wicket test record is more than 400 runs.
359908
As far as ganguly is concerned he has been out of form for the last two years, and since there are youngsters emerging who are capable of replacing him, there is no point in persisting with ganguly. but if he proves himself again in the domestic circuit, he should be certainly given a chance. after all he is one of the finest cricketers ever to play for india. Remeber when he is on fire no one can match him. just flash back those straight sixes he used to hit of spin ballers( especially left) and fast ballers. if he returns to that kind of form, no one can stop him from a come back.
963277
I strongly feel that Ganguly will be back in the Indian Team for the Test series against SouthAfrica and if he performs well in the Test series, he will be considered for the future one day series as well.
600812
NO.\nGANGULY LOST HIS FORM 2 YEARS AGO.\nBUT KAIF IS NOT PLAYING WELL IN RECENT SEASON.\nWE CANT COMPARE GANGULY TO KAIF..\nIF KAIF'S POOR FORM CONTINUES, HE TOO WILL BE THROWN OUT.
372451
It is absolutely not a good way. He was humiliated by Kiran More and the other members of the team management. Its shameful how politics affects cricket in India. Sourav Ganguly is the poor victim of the whole political drama. Im not saying he is 100% innocent but it was still unjust to remove him like that.
1151658
not captaincy atleast they have to let him to play as a member. we need desperately experiance in the alien conditions like WI,ENG,AUS,SA,NZ.....\nindian team is looking very patchy because no one is there with real good experiance except DRAVID,KUBLE and LAXMAN..... \nWHY dont we give chance to GANGULY,AGARKAR(who is the only bowler to impress in onedayers against WI because of experiance) \n\nDAMN BULLSHIT PLANNING BY CHAPPEL AND BLOODY SHORT GUY KIRAN MORE AND OTHER GREAT PEOPLE WHO NEVER KNOW HOW TO CATCH A BALL IN BCCI \nSHOULD TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND THINK BOUT IT AND DO SOME THING QUICKLY SO THAT WE CAN BE GOOD TEAM IN WI IN 2007 . \n\nmind that we lost to no 9 team in world and if it is the case with AUS,SA,ENG,NZ  AND OTHER THEN WHAT IS OUR PLAN????????? IN THE SAME PLASES WE ARE GOING TO PLAY IN 2007 ......
1057269
Another Ganguly Question.. lol\n\nBecasue he is the PAST of Indian Cricket now. He is better off playing County Cricket.