And suddenly Ganguly retires?
Don't expect Sourav Ganguly to throw in the towel now
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Don't expect Sourav Ganguly to throw in the towel now. The man has made nearly as many comebacks as Muhammad Ali did, emerging stronger each time. But whisper it softly that at 36, the entrance may no longer be ajar, writes Dileep Premachandran in the Guardian.
The shocking surrender in Sri Lanka, where only Laxman managed more than 200 runs in the middle order, might have hastened Ganguly's exit, but there's little doubt that previous performances have been considered while shortlisting those capable of tackling the Australian juggernaut. In that regard, Laxman and Tendulkar are fireproof.
Sourav should choose when he retires, and why should it be now? Kunal Pradhan in the Indian Express believes that if this is the end of Ganguly’s international career, it was too abrupt.
It seemed he would now, at least, get a chance to call it quits when he felt like it, with a proper dialogue with the board and the selectors, walking with his bat held high as he took off the helmet to reveal the maroon bandanna that protects his slowly receding hairline at the crease.
The exclusions of Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma from the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy does not augur well for Indian cricket and seems to be a bigger issue than Ganguly's omission, writes Taus Rizvi in Daily News & Analysis.
The two most talented youngsters in the country seem to have lost way at a time when the Indian cricket is exploring ways to gradually phase out the seniors and bring in youngsters. The loss of form of Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma, in that sense, is a setback to Indian cricket.