Sourav Ganguly must be wondering what wrong has he done in the past one year which prompted the selectors to drop him from India's ODI team. His consistency, probably.
Since his comeback in January 2007, the Prince of Kolkata has scored 1240 runs in 32 ODIs on an average of 44.28. That includes 12 half centuries. There's only one batsman who's performed better than him in that period: Sachin Tendulkar.
The five (un)wise men don't have to explain their reasoning to anyone. Board secretary Niranjan Shah summed it up on their behalf. "Stress was on fielding abilities and the team management wanted a young fielding side for the series," pat came his reply.
Since his comeback in January 2007, the Prince of Kolkata has scored 1240 runs in 32 ODIs on an average of 44.28. That includes 12 half centuries. There's only one batsman who's performed better than him in that period: Sachin Tendulkar.
The five (un)wise men don't have to explain their reasoning to anyone. Board secretary Niranjan Shah summed it up on their behalf. "Stress was on fielding abilities and the team management wanted a young fielding side for the series," pat came his reply.
So, you don't need to be rocket scientist to configure this simple puzzle। It was skipper MS Dhoni indeed who wanted to stick to his "young and energetic" Twenty20 World Cup winning squad। The Jharkhand lad has refused to comment on it right now and, quite surprisingly, blamed the media for raking up the controversy. But, Mahi, your reputation has definitely taken a hit in the entire episode. How much? That only time will tell...
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