Current Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Sourav Ganguly opened up on his controversial axing from the Indian team in 2005, and s...
Current Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Sourav Ganguly opened up on his controversial axing from the Indian team in 2005, and suspects that other members of the team setup might have been involved, Bengali daily Sangbad Pratidin reported.
Ganguly’s fallout with then coach Greg Chappell was seen as the reason behind the move, which created a lot of uproar at the time. The Australian’s effigies were burnt and he was largely criticised for creating instability in the team. Ganguly called the episode his “biggest setback”.
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“That was the biggest setback of my career,” Ganguly said. “It was absolute injustice. I know you can’t get justice all the time but even then that treatment could have been avoided. I was the captain of the team which had just won in Zimbabwe and I get sacked after returning home?”
He added: “I dreamt of winning the 2007 World Cup for India. We had lost in the final the previous time. I had reasons to dream too. The team had played so well under me for the last five years whether it was home or away. Then you suddenly drop me?...
