The passion to play is still there, says Sourav Ganguly – Cricket News Update
Former Indian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, feels that he has the passion to play cricket for at least a couple more years and will use the domestic circuit to keep himself fit for the Indian Premier League’s fifth installment.
The left-hander was one of India’s successful captains before announcing his retirement in 2008, playing his last Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at Nagpur.
When asked about playing in the fifth edition of the IPL he said, “Yes. The passion to play is still there. IPL is a domestic league and I still have a couple of years of cricket left in me. Next year, I'll be ready for the tournament and will also play
domestic cricket to get in shape before that.”
The player has been actively involved since the commencement of one of Cricket’s most lucrative tournaments, representing his city, Kolkata, under the franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), owned by the Bollywood’s mega star, Shah Rukh http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319.
He led the side in the first season in 2008, where the team finished on a dissappointing 6th spot on the table. He was replaced by New Zealand’s explosive wicket–keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, as the captain in the second season, a move which did not
please the Bengali fans, who worship Ganguly as their idol.
With the team finishing a disappointing at the bottom of the rankings, the left-hander was given back the captaincy in the third edition. In total he played 40 matches for KKR, scoring over a 1000 runs.
In 2011 the 39-year-old was contracted to a new franchise, Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, after Kolkata decided not to bid for the player.
Rumors have surfaced that Ganguly has been offered a player c*m coaching role for the Pune outfit in next year’s IPL; however, the former opener denies any such agreement, stating that he has not been contacted or informed about any such offers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LN-Onyango-c1844 has been on tour of England with the Men In Blue as a commentator, but feels that he won’t be doing this on a regular basis.
“After spending so much time away from home during my playing days, I'm not keen to do regular commentary in every series,” shared Ganguly.
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