Sourav Ganguly revealed How Initial His captaincy days were difficult as India was still recovering from the impact of the match-fixing scandal under Mohammad Azharuddin. Ganguly further said that in those days he had to lead choice of His former superior.
That infamous incident of the 2000s, when Indian cricket… was shaken By Blame Of player taking Money to fix matches. Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were guilty, and it tarnished the image of Indian cricket.
as a result ItsNot only this, a lifetime ban was also imposed on Mohammad Azharuddin. put together Ajay Jadeja banned for five years, but Too Fans have lost even an ounce of faith in Indian cricket. of defeat Gave rise to rumors of dishonesty.
key points
- Sourav Ganguly opened up about India’s tough times following the match-fixing scandal in the early 2000s.
- Ganguly revealed that he had personally asked Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble about the fixing approach.
- Ganguly credited India’s early wins under his leadership for helping restore confidence within the team.
‘I asked Sachin and Kumble’: Sourav Ganguly reveals his inquiries to seniors after match-fixing era
Indian cricket entered a new era of excellence under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. The Prince of Kolkata stepped in when Indian cricket needed someone to play a new role and lead a major transformation. India needed a face the fans could trust and Ganguly was exactly that.
Former Indian captain revealed that he raised questions on players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid But did anyone contact him Match fixing offers, such as No such proposal was made Him.
“Just before I became captain, the problems the Indian team was facing – betting, match fixing – I didn’t even know about these things. I kept asking Sachin [Tendulkar] and Rahul [Dravid]’Does this really happen?’ Has anyone contacted you? Because no one contacted me. So, I spoke to Sachin. ‘Did anyone ask you?’ He said, no.
“We all played both formats – Test and ODI,” Anil asked. [Kumble] He also said, ‘No. Nobody asked me. So, I wasn’t even sure what it was. He [captaincy] There was a task at hand. So, these things were not in my mind,” Ganguly told Raj Shamani Podcast.
Sourav Ganguly recalls anxiety ahead of his first series as Indian team captain
When Ganguly was appointed He had many senior players as captain of the Indian team Indian Side, with the likes of Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath still in favor. he remembered that he was worried For team meeting, but Then slowly things Everything fell into place after that famous first win against South Africa.
“I still remember our first match was in Kochi. On the eve of the game, I had to address the team meeting. I told Donna that many of these people—Azhar, Sachin—were my captains. How do I tell them what to do and what not to do?
“I still remember I told him I would keep the meeting short because the longer it went on, the more I would have to speak. So we finished it in about 15 minutes, and I quickly got a few things figured out. The next day, we won. In the next match in Jamshedpur, I scored a century. Gradually, everything started falling into place,” he added.
Sourav Ganguly’s tremendous success as India’s captain
Sourav Ganguly, the greatest of Indian captains, takes charge Captain of the Indian team at the age of 27, which brought about massive changes in Indian cricket. History. just inside Ganguly had the next five years of his career as captain of the Men in Blue The result comes in his favor.
He helped India make a comeback and under his leadership, India Started winning foreign matches and series on one More consistent note. He also brought India on par A This stint culminated in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the NatWest Trophy, and finally the first Test series win against Pakistan. Joint winners of the ICC Champions Trophy 2002.
Under his leadership, India defeated Australia at home in the Border-Gavaskar series and they also reached the 2019 Final ICC World Cup 2003 For the first time since 1983. His contribution to Indian cricket has been generational, as he has given birth to many generational talents like Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh.
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