> Sourav takes a dig at Vengsarkar

While we just had this statement from Vengsarkar:
Perform or Perish : Vengsarkar

Sourav Ganguly responded with a dig at Vengsarkar.

"'Performance and not seniority or juniority should count," the former captain said amidst calls that he, along with Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid should make way for younger players in the one-day team.

Ganguly said that the experienced trio were among the top four run-getters against England, the last time India played an ODI series.

"People who question Sachin Tendulkar's form are mad," Ganguly said in an interview to IBN-7.

He also pointed out that too much was made of players' age in India and public opinion was very fickle.

"It's typical of India to be excited and get lost in hype."

But the three veterans were tough enough to overcome the latest challenge as well, India's most successful Test captain said



Taking an indirect dig at former India coach Greg Chappell who claimed the credit for Ganguly's return to the team during the series in South Africa, the Bengal left-hander said his ouster had nothing to do with cricketing reasons and no one else believed that he could make a comeback.

"It (his omission) was driven by some personal agenda," he said.



Ganguly is impressed with the leadership skills of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said the Jharkhand player had the right temperament for the job.

"Captain should be more like a friend to his team members and Dhoni does indeed epitomises that spirit," he said.

But Ganguly said it was too early to make judgements based on the Twenty20 World Cup triumph as "50-over cricket and 20-20 cricket are as different as Test cricket is from ODI cricket."


The ball is back in Vengsarkars court now.
Btw an interesting writeup today by Gavaskar too. He has questioned how we have forgoten that it was Ganguly-Sachin combo that saved India the blushes of a whitewash in England.

Yes. Fool that fellow is.
How can they forget the contribution of sachin.

Okie, now who will replace Sachin and dravid if they are to sit out from the 20-20 team?

Sehwag replaces sachin
Karthik replaces Dravid

How about their form?

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Agnel's Signature:

I agree with Saurav for a change. Vensarkar is still getting carried away by the 20:20 wave. But he should remember that 50:50 is a different ball game. If he expects the seniors to perform in each and every match they play then when will the juniors come off age? He talks about the poor fielding by the Indian team in the last game, but i don't think apart from zaheer who missed an easy run out there was any other noteable misfield/missed oppurtunity by the seniors. In fact Rohit sharma and Sreesanth dropped the sitters.

I dunno know how u can drop the 3rd highest run getter 4m a team

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stridEr's Signature:

lol well to be fair someday they have to go if they don't retire
but right now everyone is ignoring the fact that youngsters are flop show. Yuvi agreed is doing well but he is known to pass through horrible form as soon as you land up on bouncy pacy wickets.. and guess where we are heading this winter

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Safin's Signature:

Good LucK India & Vengsarkar!