Sourav Ganguly in an Exclusive Interview Talks to Gautham Bhattacharya about Dhoni, Srilanka, Fletcher, Spot Fixing Saga, Doing Well in the Finals, Facing England & His Wish for Team India for the Finals.
CAPTAIN DHONI: He has been excellent throughout this tournament. We can say flawless. There has always been lot of criticisms about his captaincy Overseas But this time its not the case. He was criticised more in the test matches, so he still needs to prove that wrong.
DHONI TAKING THE BALL vs SL: Correct decision. Could have used Kohli as well. A 4th pacer was needed . Moments before dhoni came on to bowl, Nasser told me that dhoni can leave out his keeping gloves and take the ball which obviously happened. He was criticised at lords in 2011 when he bowled But not this time around.
SRILANKA : Their body language surprised me. They were almost shivering in the cold. Dilshan's injury was the turning point. He set up the match for SL initially.And you cannot win matches when you drop so many catches. Dropping Shikhar Dhawan is a crime
RAINA'S SLIP FIELDING: Great decision. There are lots of good fielders in the team now.
ODI WILL BE DOMINATED BY YOUTH?: Too early to comment on that. Let us see more matches.
PLAYING ODI SO WELL IN THE FOREIGN SOIL: We won the Natwest Series without losing a match, Same happened in Colombo in 2002. Rain didnt let us win the champions trophy that time.
RAVINDRA JADEJA: I am getting engrossed in his skill. He is spinning the balll well. Like i said earlier he is a better bowler than Yuvi. Today also saying, Yuvi is better batsmen, jadeja a better bowler.
COACH FLETCHER: His 1st major success. Well done. Has to make the team well prepared for tougher matches in the next 1.5 yrs
COMEBACK BY TEAM INDIAN AFTER THE SPOT FIXING SCANDAL: The main thing in any tournament is FORM. India didnt play warm up matches when they toured ENG and AUS last time. This time won both the matches they played. They are able to keep the winning momentum with them
ENGLAND IN THE FINAL: They have to play exceptionally well. Ball will turning more in Birmingham. If the conditions remain same they cant beat India. England needs to prepare a greener wicket to win the finals and if Anderson becomes dangerous its advantage England.
NECESSARY TO DO IN THE FINALS: Play normal cricket. Dont take that extra pressure. There are lots of new guys in the team who have not played a final earlier. And Dhoni is a relaxed man. He is yet to bat in the whole tournament but he is India's No.1 ODI batsman.
LASTLY ON HIS WAY OUT DADA Says, There is a phrase "All Well that Ends Well" Wish Dhoni Finishes the Tournament With a Win.
Courtesy : ABP
Translated by: Shrayan Sen
Edited by: Arun Raghavan
CAPTAIN DHONI: He has been excellent throughout this tournament. We can say flawless. There has always been lot of criticisms about his captaincy Overseas But this time its not the case. He was criticised more in the test matches, so he still needs to prove that wrong.
DHONI TAKING THE BALL vs SL: Correct decision. Could have used Kohli as well. A 4th pacer was needed . Moments before dhoni came on to bowl, Nasser told me that dhoni can leave out his keeping gloves and take the ball which obviously happened. He was criticised at lords in 2011 when he bowled But not this time around.
SRILANKA : Their body language surprised me. They were almost shivering in the cold. Dilshan's injury was the turning point. He set up the match for SL initially.And you cannot win matches when you drop so many catches. Dropping Shikhar Dhawan is a crime
RAINA'S SLIP FIELDING: Great decision. There are lots of good fielders in the team now.
ODI WILL BE DOMINATED BY YOUTH?: Too early to comment on that. Let us see more matches.
PLAYING ODI SO WELL IN THE FOREIGN SOIL: We won the Natwest Series without losing a match, Same happened in Colombo in 2002. Rain didnt let us win the champions trophy that time.
RAVINDRA JADEJA: I am getting engrossed in his skill. He is spinning the balll well. Like i said earlier he is a better bowler than Yuvi. Today also saying, Yuvi is better batsmen, jadeja a better bowler.
COACH FLETCHER: His 1st major success. Well done. Has to make the team well prepared for tougher matches in the next 1.5 yrs
COMEBACK BY TEAM INDIAN AFTER THE SPOT FIXING SCANDAL: The main thing in any tournament is FORM. India didnt play warm up matches when they toured ENG and AUS last time. This time won both the matches they played. They are able to keep the winning momentum with them
ENGLAND IN THE FINAL: They have to play exceptionally well. Ball will turning more in Birmingham. If the conditions remain same they cant beat India. England needs to prepare a greener wicket to win the finals and if Anderson becomes dangerous its advantage England.
NECESSARY TO DO IN THE FINALS: Play normal cricket. Dont take that extra pressure. There are lots of new guys in the team who have not played a final earlier. And Dhoni is a relaxed man. He is yet to bat in the whole tournament but he is India's No.1 ODI batsman.
LASTLY ON HIS WAY OUT DADA Says, There is a phrase "All Well that Ends Well" Wish Dhoni Finishes the Tournament With a Win.
Courtesy : ABP
Translated by: Shrayan Sen
Edited by: Arun Raghavan
