Sourav Ganguly,the former Indian captain spoke to NDTVSports in an exclusive chat during the Champions Trophy semifinal between India and Sri Lanka in Cardiff on June 20 where he revealed he hates being compared with Dhoni and as he feels players of different era played under different situations and conditions hence cannot be compared. He also said Dhoni is a Terrific Captain and has lot of cricket in him even now ! 🙂
No matter , how much we argue and claim Dhoni is better captain than dada aka Sourav Ganguly, one thing is undeniable, there is one thing which only dada could do and no one else –During the final match of the 2002 NatWest Trophy held in Lords,England after a stunning performance by team mates Yuvraj Singh and Md Kaif , Ganguly took off his shirt in public and waved it in the air to celebrate India’s win( It was a statement to the world of cricket) and was later condemned for jeopardizing Lords protocol and cricket. No matter what, Sourav Ganguly taught Team India to stare into the eyes of the opponent and do not go by names of the opponent or the place they were playing in. Today the confidence which we see in Team India’s each and every player is a gift of Sourav Ganguly to Indian Cricket,I firmly believe.
Difference between Dhoni and Ganguly,as per me- Dhoni has attitude and Dada had attitude problem and both rock 😀
What do you say friends ?
Googly by Ganguly… 🙂
🙂 hehe truly a Googly 🙂
Sourav da will always be remembered as a Captain who taught India how to win.
I too believe so Vijay Ji 🙂
Came from Indiblogger so deserves another comment 🙂
Dhoni got us champions trophy but Sourav da gave us his shirt
hahaha !! ab aap bolo which one is more important 😀 a trophy or a shirt ? 😀
Shirt always Shirt, Trophy ka aachaar dale kya 🙂
hahaha!! smart choice 🙂
Dada to Rocking hai Bhai….
Aaru amar dadar samne Dhoni kichu bol nai… 😛
Arey Bhai my bengali is not so good so sorry if I am wrong.. 🙂
hehehe!! 🙂
Arey ‘aamar banglar to’ tarif kar do… 😛
khoob bhalo 😉
Thank You Thank You…. 🙂
I love ganguly!! and I love dis doodle on him too 😀
Richa
thanks Richa ! Me too loved the attitude- problem of Ganguly and the super attitude of Dhoni !! 😀
hehe..3 cheers for dada!
btw I love Dhoni too 😀
haha me too both !! 😀
hehe.. I love Dada.. for the man knows how to lead… he has all the qualities of a leader. And Dhoni has patience and attitude that helps him to win.
Love the doodle Jack 🙂
all is well .. till Team India is winning .. be it Dada or Dhoni 🙂 But as i say .. Dhoni is popular for his attitude.. and Dada was famous for his Attitude Problem.. hehehe
He never cared who he was playing with .. and that made Team India confident so much that 2011 was India’s.Kudos to dada on that 🙂
hehehe.. aattitude problem ta theek bhaabe channel korle bhalo bhabhe team lead kora jaaye bol 😀
Haha. Good one!
http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.com/2013/06/elephanta-island-cave.html
thanks Niranjan !! appreciate you dropped by and shared your view 🙂
Ha ha ha. Nice one.
thank you Sir !! 🙂
As a bengali Ganguly has a special place in my heart but Dhoni has done a heck of a job trying to displace him. Great post !!
hahaha .. true .. both of them have their unique importance and politics as well 😀
Loved the cartoon 😀
thank you Khushboo !! I am glad you dropped by 🙂
🙂 🙂
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😀 Nice nice!!
thanks Kriti , the poetess!!
Sourabh was the trailblazer. He did everything on his own confidence, when Indian team was still not very good. He could get on the nerves of Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Bishen Bedi. But Sourav never cared. He foregone conventional wisdom and gave chance to Yuvraj, Virender Sehwag, Debashis Mohanty. Sourabh instilled confidence in Indian players. Dhoni is different. He is utterly successful. Does not talk much, but delivers like a machine. I love both of them. I am proud that I live in the same country as Sourabh and Dhoni.
so well defined Abhijit !! Both led the team their way and thanks to both these leaders since dada’s day .. Team India learnt to face the opponent hard so much that today opponents prepare mentally when playing India 🙂
Thanks for sharing your views friend ! 🙂
Whatever said and done, this post proves you are more B-A-A-N-G-A-A-L-I than all the Bengalis in WB and the World put together!!!!
I am still giggling ! 😀 😀
Thank You 😀 .. I take this as a compliment .. from a Bong ( see , location matters.. 😀 ) to a Baangaali 😉
I have always been a fan of Ganguly. Dhoni is surely the most successful Captain for India, but Ganguly taught India to appear as threat to teams like Australia, England
so true Doc !! Ganguly begun the era of fearless Team India .. 🙂 Dhoni made the Team ferocious.. 🙂
Both are good in their own ways 🙂
true words bhai 🙂
I agree that Ganguly did change the face of indian cricket and Dhoni really plays a good captian… nice doodle again 🙂 Liked the cartoons 🙂
Thanks Cynthia !! Your compliments inspire for better work 🙂
1 Step Ahead always .. hardcore Ganguly fan speaking !!
hehehe.. I am a fan of both !! as I say- Ganguly made the team fearless.. and Dhoni made the team ferocious !! 😀
Thanks Aazi for your views !! 🙂
Shut up Mysay … Stop insulting me by saying Thanks n all … Yaaro mein yeh sab nahi kehte ..
🙂 ok mere bhai .. no thank you .. wapas karde thank you 🙂
Not much of a cricket fan but even I remember that Lords incident 😀
oh yes !! it was a statement to the snobbish cricketers of those times that we are not any less !! There were many incidents prior to that when few English cricketers did similar stunts in India after winning !!
He gave his shirt for India. What more can you ask?
Indeed !! 🙂 He showed the whites … even brown has attitude to flaunt 🙂
Thank you Sir for sharing views
Who can forget that iconic moment… 🙂
true !! 🙂
प्रभावी !!!
शुभकामना
आर्यावर्त
dhanyavad !
hahhah…you carefully made dada hide his belly inside the vest. 😛 wonderful and very humorous strip jackie chan 😀
thanks for noticing the detailing I like working on 🙂 Jigs!!
I thought I was forgotten 🙂
I was bettering my work hence .. to get appreciations from you 🙂
when will you be online….eeeeeee…waiting since ages ..Grrr!!!!!!!!!!!!
in half hr from now friend 🙂
okey dokey!
i agree…dhoni is statiscally more successful but that’s also coz he has fearless players….ganguly pioneered this attitude while dhoni cemented it
haha
Like any true calcutta….i totally loved it
Haha..moments like these make me wish “Salman Khan” as Indian team captain 😀
alwys like ur post whatever it is 🙂
Thanks friend !! your words are motivating 🙂
It always feel great to recollect that match and esp. the post match celebration…Dada rocks and always will… 😀
true 🙂 a cricketer who taught Team India self-respect !!
And who could unite Team India
true , says a budding cartoonist 🙂
Very true.
🙂
Funny as always 🙂
thanks Yamini !!
hmmm… if MS is great, then dada too is great. The mantra of ‘win’ started in his era only.. nice cartoon
surely !! Ganguly boosted the confidence in Team India and Dhoni made Team India capable of breaking opponent’s confidence 🙂
Thanks AJ
😀 cool! Loved this, being a Dada fan myself.. 😛
🙂 glad you liked it bro 🙂