'I’ve come here to play, haven’t I?'
In his first interview since he was ignored for the Irani Trophy, Sourav Ganguly tells the Indian Express that he's not even thinking about quitting.
Jamie Alter
25-Feb-2013
In his first interview since he was ignored for the Irani Trophy, Sourav Ganguly tells the Indian Express that he's not even thinking about quitting.
“I know I’m not going to get picked or dropped because of how many runs I score or don’t score in this tournament. I’m not trying to make any statements, I just want to play. I tried to get into Buchi Babu and the Tamil Nadu league but there were no invitational teams allowed for those tournaments. You had to be a registered player with the state. So, I called Mr IS Bindra and asked about this tournament, and he arranged places for me and Ranadeb Bose in a team."
Ganguly doesn’t even remember the full-form of the LIC (Leaders in Cricket) Club he’ll be representing. But that’s not important.
In the Times of India, Vinay Nayudu finds out what members of the Indian team have been doing in a rare enforced break from international cricket.
Jamie Alter is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo