I could have played for India for another two years, claims http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 – Cricket News Update
Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian captain, believes that he could have carried on playing international cricket for another two years and admits that he made a hasty decision under pressure.
The left-hander is considered to be one of the best batsmen produced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, however, his relations with the team management deteriorated in the late-2000s, resulting in an early retirement from the ultimate level of the sport.
The 40-year-old announced his retirement from the shorter versions of the game in November, 2007, and called it a day on his Test cricket a year later.
The ‘Prince of Kolkata’ is among the most successful captains of the Indian cricket history as the Men in Blue started to perform well away from home during his tenure and jumped up the rankings.
The former stylish batsman said that he took an emotional decision, which stopped him from playing some more international cricket. Just before retiring, Ganguly had a miserable series in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, where India lost the competition and the left-hander also
failed to cope with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis’ mystery.
"I do regret my decision (to retire) sometimes, that I should not have acted in anger. But I did and ... That bit is done and dusted ... Yes, I could have played for another two years. I didn't have one good series (in Sri Lanka)," said the former captain.
With more than 18 thousand runs in international cricket and batting averages of 40s in Tests as well as ODIs, Ganguly’s stats speak for his greatness.
However, due to the off-field issues, the former captain expressed that he was not able to focus on his game. While talking about participating in IPL 6, ‘Dada’ revealed that he is still in contract with Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 India and will decide about his future
in the coming months.
"I'd stopped enjoying my game because I was thinking about things not related to my game. I could have probably just said 'Let them do what they want' and wait for my time," Ganguly said. "We have three-year contracts (with Warriors) and I have a year to
go ... There's time, let's see."
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