Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team should have at least played a practice match ahead of the first Test that's underway at the Centurion.
India ended a rain-restricted Day 2 in the first Test against Bangladesh on 384 for 6.
Breaking his silence after being ignored in the IPL auction, Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said he never played politics and was always transparent in what he did as a cricketer.
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
'My speculation is that the BCCI believes that it is dangerous for credible insiders to stay outside its area of influence. It wants people like these three cricketers inside the tent rather than outside it,' says Aakar Patel.
Sourav Ganguly is likely to sit on the special committee to determine category-placements of the 20 players to be awarded contracts by the BCCI.
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Ganguly was also effusive in his praise for young pacer Renuka Singh.
However there is no clarity whether Ponting will get the support staff of his choice as Shane Watson and James Hopes might not be seen in the dug-out next time around.
Skipper Gautam Gambhir has refused to label Saturday's sell-out IPL match against Pune Warriors as a contest between Kolkata Knight Riders and the city's favourite sports icon, Sourav Ganguly.
In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from Kashmir to Kerala and Mizoram to Maharashtra, explains Shreekant Sambrani.
'I would just be kind to all my players and if there were ever mistakes, I would find a way to hide it.'
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