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Monday, Sep 26, 2005

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Ganguly must quit

Ganguly must quit

The public had expected a change in Indian captaincy and the omission of Sourav Ganguly from the team but the only reason he could have been retained apparently was to help him break the record of leading the national side in the most number of matches. Otherwise for the poor performance in the last 12 months in every area of the game, anyone in his position would have been dropped. He should on his own quit in honour.

Surendra M. Mehta

Chennai

Best criticism

The comment piece (The Hindu, Sept. 18) is by far the best criticism I have read in several years about an incompetent leader who is in the team just because of support from BCCI.

Raj Kamal,

Chicago

Time's up

I agree with the sentiments expressed in the comment column (The Hindu, Sept. 18) that Sourav Ganguly should quit gracefully. Agreed Ganguly had built this Indian team but for his lacklustre batting (the laboured century against Zimbabwe was no indication of his form) and poor fielding, he has to go. There comes a moment when everyone's time is up. It happened to Mark Taylor and it is now happening to Ganguly.

Srinivasa Ramanujam,

Kottayam

Bring out the truth

There is more to it than meets the eye in the recent happenings involving the coach and captain. Greg Chappell's latest e-mail to the BCCI President confirms that all is not well still. In the best interests of Indian cricket, it would be better to bring out the truth before vested interests hush up the matter.

K.D. Viswanaathan,

Coimbatore

Not fair

In his comment piece, Nirmal Shekar has not been fair in his assessment of Sourav Ganguly's performance as a captain (and player too). If failure with the bat was the sole reason then other senior players too should have to be sacked. Greg Chappell has not had an opportunity to prove his coaching credentials yet.

Dr. R. Ramachandra Ayyar,

Chennai

Not right

Classifying the ICC-Super series between Australia and a World XI as international matches is absurd, particularly after the Aussies had lost the Ashes series to the Englishmen. At best they can be classified as `friendly matches'.

K. Pradeep,

Chennai

Media obsession

The media seems to be obsessed with the theme of comparing Roger Federer's game with that of the icons of the past. At a time when power play abounds to scorch the synthetic courts the world over, Federer's game comes as a breath of fresh air. Let us enjoy the symphony as long as it lasts rather lose time on comparisons.

Suresh Manoharan,

Hyderabad

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