Well Done Sourav

Last week we have seen enough action and the reason was Ganguly's expulsion. That was one of the saddest day of my life. I dont want to see Ganguly in a team whose team members dont repsect him. No point in playing again. You have done a lot and did a great service to this Fatherland. As i said earlier we had/have a tradition of treating our heroes in a special manner and you got the same treatment. So Go ahead with that one and enjoy the treatment.
I saw a plenty of indian cricket as i saw more than 300 ODI and more than 100 Test matches. But only two incidents has hurt me badly: The first one was India's defeat in the World Cup'96 Semifinal against Srilanka and the second one was Ganguly's expulsion.
I can recall few great knocks played by the INCOMPETENT Sourav Ganguly. They are not in any order of ranking.
1. 127 of 126 balls at Johannesberg in Oct, 2001 against mighty South Africans led by Pollock. In the first wicket partnership of 193 with Sachin, ganguly scored 127 runs and Sachin 60. He hitted 14 fours and 5 sixes all over the ground. One of the finest knock overseas. India lost the match.
2. 90 of 119 balls at Lords in september 2004 against England. India scored only 204 runs. He hitted 5 fours and 3 sixes. India won the heroic battle.
3. 141 of 144 balls at Adelaide in jan 2000 against Pakistan having bowling attack led by Wasim Akaram, Shoaib Akhtar and Saqlain Mustaq. India scored 264 and india won the match. That was the only match won by indian in Australia in 1999-00.
4. 85 off 95 balls at East London in 2001 against South Africans. He hitted 6 fours and 4 sixes in this inning. A brave effort. India lost the match.
5. 89 of 96 balls at Karachi in Pakistan in 1997. That was India's first victory in more than a decade in Pakistan.
6. 124 off 138 balls against Pakistan in Bangladesh in 1998. First team india chased more than 300 runs successfully and created the world that was broken some time later.
7. 153 off 150 balls against New Zealand in 1999. Indian score was only 261. We won the match.
8. 141 off 142 balls against South Africa in 2000, in Kenya, ICC Trophy. South Africa then had a bowling attack of Donald and Pollock. Ganguly smashed 6 sixes and 11 fours all around the stadium. We won convincingly.
9. 82 off 83 balls against mighty Australians in 2003 at Melbourne. India lost the match gravely.
10. Last but not the least important, 183 off 158 balls against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999 world Cup. he smashed 17 fours and 7 sixes and created a then world record partnership with Dravid.
Yet they say that he cant play fast bowling and they are honourable men. Well This is possibly my last blog dedicated to The Great Legend of Indian Cricket, Sourav Ganguly. I have no hope of seeing you playing again. Good Luck.