'I still have some gas left'
Posted on Sep 01, 2006 at 13:06 | Updated Nov 29, 2006 at 09:13
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He is one of the most controversial cricketers of our times. Revered and rejected in equal measure, he is a former skipper and India’s most successful ever Test captain but now his cricketing career is at the crossroads. Sourav Ganguly finally breaks his silence on CNN-IBN.
Rajdeep Sardesai: It has been six months since you last played for India. Has there been a feeling of disappointment? How have the last six months been for you?
Sourav Ganguly: It has not been too bad. Obviously, when you don't play for the country as a cricketer, it is disappointing. But you get used to it after sometime. The last Test I played was in Pakistan in February and I haven’t played international cricket since then. But it is just one of those things. I feel disappointed because I miss cricket, the challenge and the genre of playing for the country.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Have you felt isolated and abandoned. Have you felt as if you are facing the world alone?
Sourav Ganguly: Not at all. I have never felt that way. When I came back from Pakistan our domestic season was already over. There were a few One-Day games left, which I played and after that there has been an off-season. However, I have followed the Indian team, I have watched them play in West Indies and England. Moreover, it is not the question of being isolated but this has happened for the first time in the last 11 years where I have missed a series. And West Indies tour was the first tour that have I missed in the last 11 years.
Rajdeep Sardesai: When you see the cricketers play or when you watch them on TV, how do you feel? Especially because you have been a captain of the team barely 12 months ago and now you are not even in the team. There must be a sense of despondency.
Sourav Ganguly: I miss cricket. Actually it is your own personal belief whether you deserve to be there or not at the end of the day and that is what matters. To be honest, as a cricketer when I have played for such a long time I obviously miss cricket.
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