The man who would not be crushed
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
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Sourav Ganguly's 16th Test century produced a different reaction to Sachin Tendulkar's passing of Brian Lara's record, writes Sharda Ugra in her blog on the India Today website. Unlike the acknowledgement of the very superior use of a very superior gift, Ganguly's ton would have seen a grudging, amused regard for the man who would not be crushed. She says doubt is perhaps the theme that surrounds Ganguly's career, apart from the adulation of fans in Bengal.
Doubt around his ability to deserve a place in the team to start with, to really hack it in international cricket when he got there, to return as a Test batsman after being dropped, to face top quality fast bowling, to play the pull shot with any conviction, to lead India with any success, to recover from the most brutal public ridicule heaped on an Indian sportsperson in recent times, to return to the team with any confidence, to script his own farewell, to bring to his own career the finesse he brought to a cover drive.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo