Rediff India Abroad
 Rediff India Abroad Home  |  All the sections

Search:



The Web

India Abroad




Newsletters
Sign up today!

Article Tools
Email this article
Top emailed links
Print this article
Contact the editors
Discuss this article

Home > Cricket > PTI > Report


Ganguly injured in county match

July 22, 2006 13:12 IST

Sourav Ganguly's disappointing stint with English county side Northamptonshire suffered further setback as he sustained an injury on his chin on the second day of the tour match against Pakistan XI in Northampton, on Friday.

The former Indian captain, who is in the penultimate week of his stint for Northamptonshire, has been advised two weeks rest after he retired hurt at individual score of 5 with his side reeling on 36 for four at that stage in their second innings.

"When shaping to pull, he edged a steeply rising delivery from Shahid Nazir into his chin, resulting in two butterfly stitches to a small gash," the Telegraph reported on Saturday.

Ganguly, already struggling with just 10 runs in four first-class innings for the club, did not feel fit enough to return and his team was bowled out for just 140 to leave the tourists needing 160 for victory.

The left-hander, who was played despite the customary rule of offering rest to overseas players against touring teams, did not bat in the first innings as Northants, electing to bat, declared on 269 for three in the three-day match.

Ganguly had picked one wicket conceding 19 runs in six overs during the Pakistan innings, which they declared at 250 for 9.

Chasing 160 for victory, Pakistan were 24 for no loss in seven overs at close on the second day.

© Copyright 2006 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.

Share your comments


 What do you think about the story?




Read what others have to say:


Number of User Comments: 4




Sub: please retire from international cricket

we don't want to see your maggie noodles performance please retire from entire cricket immediately if you do this any of yunger or experienced player ...


Posted by ramkumar





Sub: Time to pack up

I think its high time Gangluly realised the futlity in attempting a comeback. And his weakness against short and rising deliveries has been exposed again ...


Posted by Satish





Sub: Get well soon .....

Get well soon Ganguly, afterall we don't want to miss the pleasure of watching your Maggi-Noodle performance which you have been showing all of us ...


Posted by Ritwik





Sub: Ganguly has to be retired.

i want to tell that ganguly will retired now ganguly was not able to doing well thats why telling.Waste of time he has doing.Now he ...


Posted by Lbsrinivas




Disclaimer


Advertisement






Copyright © 2006 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved.