"I had to bat at five or sometimes six and I missed quite a few hundreds because we did not have wicketkeeper-batsmen like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik earlier," Ganguly told TV channel CNN-IBN.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
India will go in with the experience of VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh the first Test against Pakistan.
To prove his point, Laxman cited the example of Steve Smith's trouble against Ashwin during India's recent tour Down Under.
Dinesh Karthik was out on 91 as India ended Day 1 in the third Test against England on 316 for 4.
Dinesh Karthik was out on 91 as India ended Day 1 in the third Test against England on 316 for 4.
The Kerala seamer said he wasn't expecting the India call for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka
Tendulkar had surgery this week on his left elbow and will not play in the match.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 46 as India reached 103 for 3 in reply to South Africa's 328 on day two of the second Test.
Proving yet again the glorious uncertainties of cricket, India pulled off a spectacular 123-run victory over South Africa in the first Test, to register its maiden win in that country.
India stretched their lead to 311 runs against South Africa at the end of the second day of the first Test.
Sourav Ganguly's hopes of returning to the Indian team suffered a setback as he was not picked in the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy tie against Uttar Pradesh.
Calls grow for action against Aus captain, Gavaskar, Laxman urge match referee's intervention
Celebrated former captain Rahul Dravid is all but certain to to be the Indian cricket team's next head coach after he formally applied for the high-profile position on Tuesday.
Zubayr Hamza, Temba Bavuma wee beaten by sheer pace and the length
Ajay Jadeja said that the selectors should keep an open mind and not target individual players
The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
Past and present cricketers applaud the batting genius as he turns 31.
A poor start saw India lose Tendulkar and Laxman to Brett Lee early on.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag has called out Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action, saying that the Pakistan fast bowler used to jerk his elbow while bowling and 'knew he was chucking too'.
To progress from U-19 to first-class level, we need to put in double effort: India U19 captain Dhull
Former Indian captain and under-19 cricket coach Rahul Dravid will deliver the fourth MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit an explosive 86 and Irfan Pathan captured four wickets as India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by 61 runs.
As India and Sri Lanka clash in a three-Test series, here's a look at the career records of the Indian players.
After gaining a 128-run first innings lead by bowling Punjab out for 105, Hyderabad were 147 for six in second innings.
Being on the fringes of Indian cricket team for years can be a tad frustrating but Manoj Tiwary has learnt to live with it and is now preparing for the upcoming challenge in Zimbabwe.
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