He was the manager of the Indian team during its memorable NatWest Trophy triumph over England at Lord's way back in 2002 and Rajiv Shukla has revealed that Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman refused then skipper Sourav Ganguly's request of taking off their shirts and wave it.
'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled - 'Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly'.
He said while the youth were interested in film heroines, they should not forget the people who fought for the nation's self-respect.\n\n
Medical reports confirmed that the back injury was not serious and the Indian captain was advised normal rest.
The Cricket Association of Bengal described the left-hander's sacking as "grave injustice" and said it would lodge a strong protest to BCCI.
"Either you drop them or take them. There is nothing called 'rested'," says Kapil Dev.
Team manager Ratnakar Shetty said it's early to say if he will be able to play in the first Test.
The BCCI's 'be present in person for interview' clause for picking selectors has been born out of a strong desire to avoid a Ravi Shastri-like fiasco in the future. Clause 11 of selection criteria put up by the Indian Cricket Board states "candidates should be willing to appear for personal interview", indicating that the BCCI learnt its lesson from the controversy that broke in the aftermath of interviews for the Indian coach's job. Shastri had appeared for his personal interview via video conferencing.
At a function to felicitate the performance of the Indian team and Sourav Ganguly, the one year old drew the maximum applause.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Chepauk on Tuesday.
It was the team's decision to declare the innings and not Dravid's alone.
The left-hander was named captain of the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad for the opening match against Maharashtra.
Asked what was tougher between being a player and BCCI president, Ganguly had no hesitation while responding to the question.
Will the Bengal-Gujarat Ranji Trophy game be played?
The Indian Premier League is "very much on schedule", BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said on Friday, asserting that all measures will be in place to tackle the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus threat which has wreaked havoc on sporting events around the world. The glitzy T20 event, featuring both Indian and international stars, gets underway on March 29 in Mumbai.
Shah's visit to Ganguly's home had fuelled speculation that the he would join politics soon.
"I'm sure BCCI will sort this out," said Ganguly
The much-anticipated ISL, an IPL-style football league to be organised by IMG-Reliance, is throwing up some interesting possibilities, both on and off the field.
The deposed Indian captain would continue to play domestic tournaments to make a comeback into the national side.
He will feature in the second match for Mumbai CA XI against Tamil Nadu Cricket Association XI at Coimbatore, from August 27-30.
"Wishing you a very Happy Birthday @JayShah," Kohli tweeted.
"They have announced a very balanced, strong and experienced touring squad for the tests," said the Pakistani skipper.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is in favour of drafting left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the India side for the Perth Test in place of a struggling R Ashwin.
Ganguly's comment came after some reports stated that concerned with poor ticket sales especially during the India-Sri Lanka series opener last month at EdenGardens, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president has pushed for day-night Test matches at home.
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has said that Pakistani batsman Sarfraz Ahmed is great as a captain and leaders like him are not born every day.
Rookie Australian off-spinner Jason Krejza on Friday described his dismissal of Sourav Ganguly as the most important among the five wickets he took on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test in Nagpur.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the pitch for the third Test between India and South Africa was unfair on the batsmen and called for ICC's intervention into the matter.
Ganguly scored only 9 for Northants against Essex while the Indian fast bowler went wicketless in his 11-over spell while conceding 33 runs for Worcestershire against Derbyshire.
The Pakistan captain said that having led the side for five years Sourav Ganguly understood his players better.
Former Australia pacer Brett Lee feels ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly has a huge wealth of knowledge and would do a great job if he is appointed as India's head coach.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday welcomed the national selectors' decision to recall off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the first two Tests of the upcoming series against Australia.
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has supported Sourav Ganguly's plans to stage Day/Night Tests in the country. The Hyderabad Cricket Association president is happy that India skipper Virat Kohli is also on the same page with the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Sachin Tendulkar led the chorus of former and current cricketers, hailing Rohit Sharma's men for winning the T20 World Cup.
Ganguly was impressed by Rohit, who has won a record five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles for Mumbai Indians, and said he should be given a longer rope before being compared with the likes of the great MS Dhoni and Kohli.
The Indian captain said the 'insatiable hunger for success' of the little master has acted as a constant source of inspiration for the side.
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