> dada bats for pathan

“I know Irfan is having some fitness problems right now but I hope he’ll get over it. He’s a good bowler, an important member of the team. His presence can make a difference at the World Cup,”
-- Sourav Ganguly

My expert analysis

• Dada has not learnt to keep his mouth shut. i would have thought that the captain should make these statements.(which was needed as Pathan's confidence is being damaged these days quite a lot)
• Sourav is now confident enough of his place and eying the future and promoting the future in the hope that he will be looked upon as a man who nurtures youth.

Any comments

Or maybe knows that Irfan is/isn't going to be selected in advance of the supposed fitness proving Ranji match.

Well i don't think the comments dada made were that outrageous. I think they were safe as pathan was already in the 15 member list. Pathan should certainly be there in the WC if india has to fare well. But only if he is FULLY FIT!!

AS per todays reports pathan is in for sure. And Lee is out for sure as well.

Yeah yeah i read that. Even munaf patel was FULLY FIT for the south africa's tour. Hope they don't mess things up as they did last time around..

Dada understands better than anyone else in the team what Irfan is going thru as he has been in and out of the team since he first made his debut. Nothing wrong with his comments i feel.

Actually now a days everyone makes authoritative comments. Few days back sreesanth was interviewed and he was talking as if he will be responsible for whole team's performance.

It is their time and they are making the best use of it.
I just hope Irfan does well.

Today in Times Now, i saw the interview sanjay had with sanga.
He said Munaf is an exceptional talent.

Munaf is known to bowl at speeds of 145 -150 kph.
But he bowls at 130. I really don't understand.

Yeah. I totally agree with you buddy. Talking of sreesanth, I was actually surprised to see him in the 15 member team. In the interview he was stated that he believes in line and length where as the fact is that he springs it around all over the place. Some times i feel i too should have tried my hand in bowling. If sreesanth can anybody can

But u cant dance, can u