{"id":9634,"date":"2008-10-08T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/10\/08\/ganguly-to-retire-after-australian-tests\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:37:41","slug":"ganguly-to-retire-after-australian-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2008\/10\/08\/ganguly-to-retire-after-australian-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganguly to retire after Australian Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ex-Indian captain calls a day on glittering career<\/h3>\n
\"\"FORMER Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has announced he is to retire from the game.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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The 36-year-old revealed the news to stunned journalists at what was supposed to be a routine press conference ahead of India\u2019s first Test against Australia in Bangalore. <\/div>\n

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Ganguly, who scored 15 hundreds in 109 Tests, said the current four-match Test series against the Aussies would be his last. <\/div>\n

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The former captain was a surprise inclusion in the 15-man squad for the Test series against Australia after suffering a recent dip in form. <\/div>\n

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“Just one last thing lads, before I leave, I just want to say that this is going to be my last series,” Ganguly said at the end of the press conference. <\/div>\n

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\u201cI’ve decided to quit. I told my team-mates before coming here. These four Test matches are going to be my last and hopefully we’ll go on a winning note.”<\/div>\n

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Ganguly stared in 109 Tests for India with 49 of those as captain. The 21 matches won during his captaincy stands as a current record. <\/div>\n

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News of his retirement was welcomed by Kris Srikkanth, the head of India’s new selection panel who said Ganguly had made the right decision. <\/div>\n

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“I think Sourav Ganguly has been an extraordinary cricketer,” he said. “He has brought so many laurels to the country both as a captain and as a player. <\/div>\n

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“I think he’s probably taken the right decision. He had a good chat with me and my co-selector Narendra Hirwani. He wants a peaceful series without any troubles on his mind. As a player I can tell you that when you have an axe over your head it doesn’t feel right. I hope he goes out with couple of hundreds. Ganguly was one of the best captains the world has ever produced and I think he deserves it.” <\/div>\n

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Reports in the press had suggested the Indian cricket board were keen for some of the older players to make way for younger talent through a \u2018voluntary retirement scheme\u2019.<\/div>\n

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But Ganguly dismissed the accusations. . “I don’t think it’s ever possible that anybody can offer you a VRS scheme,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cYou cannot do that to players like [Anil] Kumble, [Rahul] Dravid, [VVS] Laxman, me, Sachin [Tendulkar] or anyone. <\/div>\n

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“What is important is what you get to know from the board [BCCI] and as far as I, and some of the senior players, are concerned, we have not received any intimation from the board on anything.” <\/div>\n

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