Passing the muck to Ganguly

A malicious whisper campaign is on against Sourav Ganguly, and it is time someone put a stop to it, reports Kadambari Murali in the Hindustan Times.

... these reports, part of a whisper campaign over the past month to oust Ganguly, have referred to his taking 129 balls to make 66 against Bangladesh, and implied that he took the time for purely selfish reasons. There is unattributed talk within the cricketing fraternity that these reasons are to do with some vague clause in an endorsement contract he has, that allegedly fetches him more money for more minutes spent at the crease.

Yet, not one so-called BCCI “source” has had the guts to come out and say this publicly, or display a copy of this “contract”. If someone has proof, then why not show it and put an end to all the gossip and take action against the player? If no one does, then be fair to a man who has a staggering 10,000-plus runs in one-day international cricket, at a very high average of 41.37. It is a stupendous record.