Greg Chappell accuses Sourav Ganguly of not willing to work hard as captain
Chappell had an unsuccessful stint as Team India coach as his infamous spat with Ganguly saw the latter lose captaincy and spot in the team.
Chappell had an unsuccessful stint as Team India coach as his infamous spat with Ganguly saw the latter lose captaincy and spot in the team.
The duo of Ganguly (183) and Dravid (145) had stitched together a mammoth partnership of 318 runs for the second wicket to set up an easy victory against defending champions Sri Lanka.
In the mail that has also been marked to National Cricket Academy head Rahul Dravid, Raman has also offered to present a roadmap for women's cricket in the country, if asked.
IPL 2021 was indefinitely suspended earlier this week after multiple COVID-19 cases emerged in its bio-bubble. Ganguly feels it's too early to finalize a slot to complete the lucrative T20 league.
Big names such as skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma will not be part of the tour as they will be engaged in a marquee five-match Test series in England.
Two matches -- Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians -- were postponed before the Indian board decided to indefinitely shelve the lucrative T20 league.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said that there was no breach in the bio-secure bubble in IPL 2021.
The SC had earlier deferred the matter on December 9 into the new year. After that in February, the Court adjourned the matter to March.
The BCCI president said that even before some of them have stepped out on international arena, they look so "ready" to take on the world which comes with exposure.
Ganguly cited the example of the Australian cricket team which pulled out of a tour to South Africa following a defeat to India at home.
Ganguly's comment comes hours after the Maharashtra government enforced a lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Ganguly pointed out that man-management is a key factor in captaincy and said a good "captain needs to adjust to a player's thinking".
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly praised the Indian player after his stellar show in India's recent series against Australia and England.
The former India cricket captain expressed his appreciation on the success of an uninterrupted ISL, terming it “a new benchmark for the Indian sports industry.”
The BCCI president feels Rishabh Pant is a match-winner that India needed and could have won India the Sydney Test, had he not fell three runs short of his century.
