Sourav Ganguly

[sgokulprathap]

I agree Saurav played many good innings in ODI. But 'uncrowned king' nu solradhu yellam romba over.

[manuel]

I agree Saurav played many good innings in ODI. But 'uncrowned king' nu solradhu yellam romba over.

If anyone from kolkatta hear about this ... they would definitely coronate him ASAP.

[Nakeeran]

Hi All

Nobody can question Sourav's achievements on one day cricket .

As a frontline opening batsman or

As a decent wicket to wicket bowler

or As an astute captain

SOURAV IS THE REAL KING

Why we are not graceful enough to appreciate FACTS ??

SOURAV'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON ONEDAYERS ARE FAR FAR BETTER THAN THOSE OTHER SO CALLED IDOLS OF INDIAN CRICKET

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Nakeeran,
Please introduce yourself to Ganguly, he will be the happiest person

[nilavupriyan]

Nakeeran,
Please introduce yourself to Ganguly, he will be the happiest person

adhu onnumilla....nakeeranukku sachina pidikaadhu

[Nakeeran]

Nakeeran,
Please introduce yourself to Ganguly, he will be the happiest person

adhu onnumilla....nakeeranukku sachina pidikaadhu

Yov

Gangulya pathi pesunga kannungala inge .

Adha vitu vitu Nakeeyai patri enna pechu enge

Ok. I will conclude now that U guys have nothing to comment - ve about Ganguly's achievements on onedayers

HE IS THE DADA OF INDIAN ONE DAY CRICKET

[nilavupriyan]

conclude ur own essay...which doesnt matter others

[Ramakrishna]

[P_R]

Sourav is doubtlessly a great talent. Particlarly around the years 1999-2000 he was a treat to watch. He used to consistently get huge hundreds (it was always 130,140 with Sourav). In particular I remember a match in Gwalior where he made a scintillating 153* against NZ. He opened the bat and carried on throughout. Because of this Dan Vettori didn't bowl a single ball (as Sourav mauls left arm spinners - oh the way he dispatched Grant Flower over the roof in Sharjah, thrice in an over).

The highlight of the match was the way he attacked. He made 153 out of the Indian total of 261. His last fifty came off 22 balls. It was virtually a one-man show. He was so confident that he'd move across to his off-stump line and play lofted flicks to fine leg. Cairns would try to york him only for Ganguly to play an unbelievable stroke from the crease that sent the ball over mid-on.

This match is by no means a one-off. He was dominating those seasons throughout. Sachin-Sourav was the best opening combo India ever had.

However I would stop short of calling him the greatest ODI player for India. He was never comfortable all around the wicket. A bouncy seamer was not his come-of tea. One can vividly recall Shoaib Akthar troubling him time and again with the short-ball. He is not among the fastest runners. Even during his best days he would play a Sehwag style slash nicking to the slips. These were not just bad patches, but things he never managed to conquer.

Towards the end he really made people wonder what happened to that fluent strokemaker we once knew.

[Nakeeran]

Prabhuram

I will vote for that Taunton match during WC 99 .

Sourav plundered the Srilankans.

Muralidharan had no clue at all , where to bowl .

Chaminda Vaas was running for cover

The last 10 overs were run feast .

Quite often the ball was sent soaring to stands

It was merciless assualt on the Srilankans .

I think we ended up with something like 370++ ?