Sourav Ganguly's Exclusive INTERVIEW to Gautham Bhattacharya from UK.
Some excited Pak born taxi drivers in birmingham were saying Misbah should be thrown at the canal in this city. Your thoughts?
Hahaha... why ?
They were accusing why should a captain play such a slow innings in a shortened game?
Whenever he came to the crease, wickets were falling on the other side. how can he hit out!
Did u think, saturday's Ind-Pak match would be so much 1-sided esspecially when there were no such pressure on the Pak team?
I knew. Told in a TV show the previous night that they don't have a strong team. Even misbah wouldn't have got chance in the pak team which played 5 yrs ago.What's more shocking is the downfall of the quality of their batsmens.how can a team win with only 170 odd! see shoaib mallik's status, no fifties in last 2 yrs. They have to score runs, but sadly no quality in their batting.
If a one-day team is being made comprising of the players from both the team, which pak players would get a chance in that team?
No batsmen. In bowling dept i will pick junaid and saeed ajmal.
Mohammad Irfan?
No no, there is Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
Kumar was in your PWI team. how are you looking at his rise?
He bowled well earlier also. Best Bowler in the current tournament. His pace has also increased.
What should kumar do now?
He has to perform like this constantly. Nothing can be achieved in just a one good performance. Did any body think in the last year that sehwag would not get a chance in playing 11? Did any body know that yuvi would be sacked out of the team just 2 yrs after getting the MOS award at the WC 2011?
Can yuvi make a comeback when this team is playing so well?
Yes he can. lots of cricket there in near future. Tough cricket.
Team is playing so well despite the spot fixing saga, do you think you can find a similarity with your team of 2000, who also played like this in that Champions Trophy despite the fixing scandal?
Yes i find similarity but we had more seniors in our team myself, sachin, dravid, kumble, venkatesh.
That team had too had new guys like Yuvi, Zaheer performed exceedingly well.
That's right. This time too players like Jadeja and Dhawan are very impressive.
What's the reason behind Dhawan's blistering form in English conditions?
These are not perfect english conditions.The weather is cloudy, but the wickets are flat and are turning as well.Dhawan has the ability. he has shown it and has a dare devil attitude.Rohit and DK are also batting well.
Whom do you think India would be happy to face in the semis?
Who Team India face in the semi's doesnt matter. The form in which the team is in, no other team is near to it.
ODI'S are being played under new rules. New ball every 25 overs and adding to that seaming conditions. both factors should have gone against India. Inspite of that Team is playing wonderfully well. how?
Form. Form is only making the difference. These players were unable to play well in 2011 but now things have changed. There should be a judging period for a team. This team would get accolades when they play well in 2/3 tournaments.
Anything about Dhoni's captaincy ?
Too good. Excellent.
Is this the Best you've seen Dhoni captain in foreign soil ?
Of course. Most significant part is that dhoni himself is not getting a chance to bat yet team manages to win inspite of he being India's No.1 ODI Batsmen.Good Signs for India.
Courtesy : ABP
Translated By: Shrayan Sen
Edited By: Arun Raghavan
