Sourav Ganguly – The Real Hero

In the book of Cricket Sourav Ganguly will be at top in the list of strong comeback.

Ganguly, made a return to the one-day side after 15 months, scored 98.
Recently double century against orthodox competitor Pakistan. Got the man of the match and man of the Series in same series.

Ganguly is the second highest run getter in Test cricket in year 2007. Ganguly scored 1106 runs in 10 tests at an average 61.44.

Ganguly is the Fifth highest run getter in One-day cricket in year 2007. Ganguly scored 1240 runs in 32 matches at an average 44.28.

Ganguly is highest run getter in combine One-day and Test in 2007 with 2346 runs.

Now he is playing his 100th test, another milestone.

Now he is inspiration for young generation… Oh sorry not for young but for everybody.
He bangs back like a phoenix.

No one was with him when he was thrown out of team, when he was out of form, everybody mainly media was in total opposition, senior cricketers also in opposition.

For example Bishen Singh Bedi, Former Captain for the Indian cricket team had once said that “Ganguly should retire. Some might call it unfortunate, but what other option does he have? It does not matter if India struggles in a few matches with a clutch of youngsters. After all, these youngsters have long-term prospects”.

The time that he had gone through was a limit of mental endurance.

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, writing ‘Wish as anyone might, nobody can take away his [Ganguly's] record or the esteem in which he is held worldwide. India must learn to respect its heroes lest they look like pirates, who can only destroy a legacy,’

Being out of form is a real bad time in any players career, but for DADA it was more then just being out of form, he had to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team, he was thrown out of the Indian cricket side, and after all this it would have been really difficult to keep temper cool and perform well and come back in team.

But he has done it by keeping the all bad patches, mental stress, frustration, critical period behind.
That is just amazing, will power and it’s his strong will that has helped him to reach back to the glory and position that he once enjoyed.

Hats off to Sourav Ganguly, for his dedication, will power and hard work.

sources:

http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/14/stories/2007121457482300htm

http://fullymad.blogspot.com/2007/01/sourav-ganguly-come-back-man.html

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