Here's an excerpt from an interview with Ganguly a few years ago:
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Question:Is it true that you refused to carry drinks onto the field early in your career?
Ganguly: I don't know where this story has come from. We had a manager on the trip to Australia in 1992, Mr. Ranbir Singh. He is probably the worst guy I have ever seen in my life. It is a shame that we have had managers like him for India on long tours. He was a shame, a shame to Indian cricket.
Luckily we have much better people now. That is the reason things like this don't happen against youngsters. I think he had some problem with Dalmiya (Jagmohan) and since I was from Bengal, he took it out on me.
Even schoolboys don't behave like this. I thought it was a shame to have him on the tour. For such long tours you need people of strong character and mind to look after the boys.
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This man, Mr. Ranbir Singh Mahenra is now the PRESIDENT of the BCCI! I don't think he will be doing any favors for ganguly, as the following article suggests:
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How can Ganguly play, asks BCCI chief
rediff.com Cricketdesk | April 14, 2005 11:15 IST
The de facto stay on the six-ODI ban imposed on India skipper Saurav Ganguly has created a piquant situation -- Who is the captain of the side for the rest of the series?
When the ICC verbally communicated, Tuesday April 12, that Ganguly was to be banned for six ODIs, the board and the national selectors did not even wait for the official written communication.
Reacting with the sort of speed it has not shown before, the selection committee met, and decided that Sridharan Sriram of Tamil Nadu would be brought into the side to replace the Indian skipper.
The committee also decided that Rahul Dravid would lead India, with Virender Sehwag as his deputy, for the remaining ODIs in this series.
That was on the presumption that Ganguly would not be eligible to play. Now he is -- so now what?
Chairman of national selectors Kiran More told rediff.com Thursday (April 14) morning that he was "not aware" of the developments.
"I have not received any official word on Ganguly's eligibility," More said from Kanpur. "As and when I have further information, we will decide."
A further twist was added by BCCI president Ranbir Singh Mahindra. Asked for reactions on the development, Mahindra told rediff.com: "If Ganguly is not there in the squad, then how can he play in Kanpur?"
Mahendra's point is that since the national selectors had dropped Ganguly and inducted Sriram into the side, the Indian captain is not at this point in time any longer a part of the 15-member team list.
Given that, the BCCI chief points out, he cannot be included in the playing eleven, let alone lead the side in Kanpur.
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The selectors can reconvene, drop Sriram, bring back Ganguly, even reinstate him as captain if the committee so desires.Given Ganguly's recent form, given that both his batting, and his captaincy, have slipped, does he deserve to be reinstated?
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Question:Is it true that you refused to carry drinks onto the field early in your career?
Ganguly: I don't know where this story has come from. We had a manager on the trip to Australia in 1992, Mr. Ranbir Singh. He is probably the worst guy I have ever seen in my life. It is a shame that we have had managers like him for India on long tours. He was a shame, a shame to Indian cricket.
Luckily we have much better people now. That is the reason things like this don't happen against youngsters. I think he had some problem with Dalmiya (Jagmohan) and since I was from Bengal, he took it out on me.
Even schoolboys don't behave like this. I thought it was a shame to have him on the tour. For such long tours you need people of strong character and mind to look after the boys.
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This man, Mr. Ranbir Singh Mahenra is now the PRESIDENT of the BCCI! I don't think he will be doing any favors for ganguly, as the following article suggests:
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How can Ganguly play, asks BCCI chief
rediff.com Cricketdesk | April 14, 2005 11:15 IST
The de facto stay on the six-ODI ban imposed on India skipper Saurav Ganguly has created a piquant situation -- Who is the captain of the side for the rest of the series?
When the ICC verbally communicated, Tuesday April 12, that Ganguly was to be banned for six ODIs, the board and the national selectors did not even wait for the official written communication.
Reacting with the sort of speed it has not shown before, the selection committee met, and decided that Sridharan Sriram of Tamil Nadu would be brought into the side to replace the Indian skipper.
The committee also decided that Rahul Dravid would lead India, with Virender Sehwag as his deputy, for the remaining ODIs in this series.
That was on the presumption that Ganguly would not be eligible to play. Now he is -- so now what?
Chairman of national selectors Kiran More told rediff.com Thursday (April 14) morning that he was "not aware" of the developments.
"I have not received any official word on Ganguly's eligibility," More said from Kanpur. "As and when I have further information, we will decide."
A further twist was added by BCCI president Ranbir Singh Mahindra. Asked for reactions on the development, Mahindra told rediff.com: "If Ganguly is not there in the squad, then how can he play in Kanpur?"
Mahendra's point is that since the national selectors had dropped Ganguly and inducted Sriram into the side, the Indian captain is not at this point in time any longer a part of the 15-member team list.
Given that, the BCCI chief points out, he cannot be included in the playing eleven, let alone lead the side in Kanpur.
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The selectors can reconvene, drop Sriram, bring back Ganguly, even reinstate him as captain if the committee so desires.Given Ganguly's recent form, given that both his batting, and his captaincy, have slipped, does he deserve to be reinstated?