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| Gulu Ezekiel's Blog: Sachin back with a bang. Saurav falters. |
| by Gulu Ezekiel |
| Oct 03, 2006 |
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Though they are the same age, the stark contrast
between the current fortunes of Sourav Ganguly and
Sachin Tendulkar is food for thought.
There was a time between 1996 (the year Ganguly made
his comeback) and 2001 that the two were running neck
and neck at least in ODIs, though in Test cricket
Tendulkar was always streets ahead.
The first signs of Ganguly’s faltering form came when
the ICC allowed the use of one bouncer per over in
ODIs. Till then his weakness against the short ball
was shielded in the shorter version of the game.
In the 2003 World Cup Ganguly scored a mountain of
runs against the lesser teams, but failed against the
top sides. Tendulkar by contrast made big scores in
all the games when it mattered, save the final when
they both failed.
Now as Ganguly cuts a pathetic figure in Indian
domestic cricket and till recently in English county
cricket as well, Tendulkar has come back with a bang
from yet another injury.
He showed his class with an unbeaten 141 against the
West Indies in the DLF Cup last month, only the second
time he has carried his bat. And he is in striking
form in the Challenger Cup as well at home.
Ganguly on the other hand cuts the sorry figure of a
man fighting against the dying of the light.
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