Friday, August 23, 2013

Saurav Ganguly

3. SOURAV GANGULY:
SOURAV GANGULY affectionately known as Dada is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team for dada controversy is not new
  • Ganguly caused controversy by arriving late for the toss on four occasions, something that agitated opposing captain Steve Waugh
  • In the Fourth ODI, he caused further controversy by failing to wear his playing attire to the toss, something considered unusual in cricket world.
  • Ganguly took off his shirt in public and brandished it in the air to celebrate India’s winning of the match. He was later strongly condemned for tarnishing the “gentleman’s game” image of cricket and disrespecting Lords protocol.
  • In 2005 he had a rift with the then coach Greg Chappell a result he removed from the position of captain and from the team too subsequently. The whole Kolkata and die hard his fans condemned cricket board; then he made a strong comeback in 2006 with stunning performance to get past controversies and rise above them with his performances.

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