Now the next question is can SOURAV GANGULY sustain his place as a regular player by gelling with his team ?
817584
i hope Shourav will perform in the test. If he get 50-100 in first test, it will buy his place in the team.
302632
i think new young talent is not the problem..of'course u wont want to hv many 30+ players in the team...prob. arises of the fact that what position these young players hv in d team...and 'coz of the fact that our team is doin' just about PERFECT in the ODI's it would be fair to say that dravid and chappell are doin a gr8 job..\n\nchappell promised of producin or rather developing all-rounders in our team last year....and u hv the results of his work in the form of irfan pathan and Dhoni'....batting positions are so very flexible in the team now and u can easily find players fittin into diff. postns. as the match demands...and until we keep on playin the same way as we r rite now i dun think thr shud be any need to question them..\n\nbut i BET to say these positive experiments would NEVER hv taken place if v had ganguly as d skipper...he hated experimenting and u wud nvr hv imagined 'Pathan' as an all rounder during his times...
1042281
no, Dravid has proved numerous times in the past his capability as middle order batsmen , he needs to be there in the middle order to provide the team the much needed dependability
1020282
here's a joke:\nChappel  and Co. asked a jyotisi how to improve the performance of team india. he replied that the only solution is to make chappel the coach.\n"But he is already our coach" everyone shouted.\nJyotisi: Not ur coach. But of the team ur playing against.\n\nI guess u know my answer.
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.
9356
vadlu.. ganguly has not been performing for quite some time now.. he NEEDED to be dropped. this will motivate (in a way) him to perform better the next time he plays.. which will be pretty soon.
738662
yes ganguly should join the team jus a few tournaments before the world cup so that he could get match practice and be in roaring form for the world cup.They are keeping him out of the team so that he will react like how a wounded tiger will react when it is hurt.So Ganguly will react aggressively and ferosioucly by means of his cricket.He's already showing signs by hitting a century in an east zone match.His bowling has always been good since he's been bowling in the duleep trophy
645912
Sourav Ganguly has been one of the great batsmen who ever played ODI for India. But no cricketer is beyond question when he is not performing. So was the case with him. Further, he made the conversations within the dressing room public (i.e. he was asked to quit captaincy in Zimbabwe) which was an act of a person who do not have his mind in his control. Lastly, the newcomers i.e. the junior players of the Indian team are performing so well that there is no place for him in the team. Keeping all these things in mind and realising that the coach has a lesser role in team selection than the selectors, Greg cannot be accused of showing injustice to Ganguly.
1011190
the indian selectors arent giving sourav a chance because of their personal issues with him. kiran more has openly said that sourav wont be a part of the indian team untill he is the selector. its all politics where as sachin i guess will be a part of the team even if he scores 15 ducks in a row
954606
yes dravid is a good player\nand he has handled the captainship very well after sourav...\n\ni think he sould remain the captain of india........
942376
Nooooooooo!!!!absolutely not.As it is the Team has a low morale and to top it with this guy,it will be suicidal.A man is known by his actions.If he (Azhar)could desert his wife and kids for the ponds girl and bore no guilty conscience about it,if he betrayed his team and country for a mere bag of money don't you think he is capable of repeating it again??????Point to be noted.He is forgiven and frogotten but, ther's a BIG BUT--- we should opt for  "once bitten twice careful" option with the likes of Azhar.He's better off with Bijlani than with Team India!!!!!!
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.
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!!!!!!!!!
135510
The future looks good. You can't question Chappell on just one bad test match in Pakistan. Don't forget India had to play with an unbalanced side to accommodate Ganguly. They just sacrificed Dravid as opener, when he should be batting at 3 and Laxman at 5. Since, they had to play Ganguly because of political pressure, they had to make changes in the batting order and in the end they suffered. \n\nThe team has improved overall with players like Pathan and Dhoni adding more depth to the batting line up. Don't forget now there's pressure on every player to score runs, unlike a few years ago. Yuvraj has become very consistent. And even Ganguly now can't rest on his past laurels -- he has to score runs like everyone to stay in the team, which is a healthy sign for the team. However, we must need more fast bowlers in the future. On the whole, the team will do well if they stop appeasing others and concentrate on building a balanced team.
86040
Ganguly was picked in the test team for the tour of Pakistan for his experience. He did not fare badly, however for Test series at home, its better to develop youngsters and, Raina and Kaif deserve to be given a chance. Though the decision does not make sense right now, it will reap success in the future.
496919
i guess it should be Rahul Dravid, who motivates the team and at the same time scores well setting an example for his teammates, he has the best captaincy record (more than 65%). So he takes the prize!
1124377
No on forgot about ganguly. Its just that indian cricket board are ingnoring him and not letting him play cause he kinda tried to dictate the management and the team.