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“I was there when he made the
comments and also read his interview. It has been completely blown out of
context. it was a completely harmless statement made by Sachin. He said it in a
completely different context,” Ganguly said on the sidelines of a programme
here.
Two days back, Tendulkar had courted
a controversy when he said selectors needed to give importance to a player’s
skills and ability to absorb pressure, rather than going by the scorebook.
“It’s about vision. When it comes to
selection, one has to analyse a player. Even if he fails in a few matches, one
needs to see if he has the ability to withstand pressure and execute at the
international level. I have seen players who are exceptionally good at the
domestic level not being able to perform as well in international cricket,”
Tendulkar had said at the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Karnataka State
Cricket Association in Bangalore on Saturday.
Ganguly, and other Indian captains
like Mohammed Azharuddin, Radhul Dravid and Anil Kumble were also present at
the Bangalore function.
On Tendulkar’s likely 200th Test
appearance in the coming South Africa trip, Ganguly said the record would be
unbreakable.
“It would be an unbelievable
achievement. I don't think it will be possible to break that record,” he said
after inaugurating “Sahanubhuti”, a benefit exhibition of paintings and
sculptures for rehabilitation of Uttarakhand flash flood victims at Emami
Chisel Art gallery.
Ganguly also hoped India would do
well in South Africa.
“India have done well in last 4-5
months, So there is a lot to hope, for South Africa provides the best bowling
conditions and I hope India have a good season there”.
The talismanic cricketer said he has
not shown any disrespect to stylish former Indian batsman V.V.S. Laxman by
naming him the 12th man of a dream Test team he chose during an interaction
with a television channel.
“Selecting such a team doesn’t mean
showing disrespect to any player. It doesn’t make any player bigger or
smaller.”
Ganguly denied reports that he may
participate in a dance reality show.
“It’s completely news for me. I
can’t dance, only my wife can, I am not a part of any such programme,” he
added.
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