COIMBATORE: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday batted for Twenty20 tournaments, pronouncing without it, the sport of cricket may just not live to tell the tale.
Replying to a question on cricketers taking part in incessantly with none relaxation across other formats, Ganguly advised newshounds here "Twenty20 is must for cricket. Without T20, cricket cannot survive,"
Asked about the Indian workforce's performance in South Africa, he mentioned it's been a good tour for them to this point.
They played really well within the one-day series, he mentioned. "I hope they win the match (T20) on Saturday," Ganguly mentioned.
To every other question on variety policy then and now, he mentioned it was once the similar transparent one. "It is the best of Indian selection policy."
On curtailing the tenure of coaches swiftly, he expressed hope that it would possibly not occur in future.
When requested about young avid gamers getting an opportunity in Indian cricket, Ganguly mentioned a large number of young avid gamers represent the rustic. "We have Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya and others have come in to play in our Indian side. We have to give them time to become the likes of Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh."
"Sehwag and Harbhajan also developed over a period of time. Our young players will also do so," he mentioned.
Referring to World Cup profitable skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ganguly mentioned "Dhoni is very good in one-day matches and in T20. It is very hard to get past MS."
He mentioned Dhoni's contributions should be respected. "You got to respect the contributions made by him and others too will get an opportunity to shine."
On the health of Indian cricketers, Ganguly mentioned the Indian workforce is on par with world avid gamers.
Asked to compare Indian women and men cricket teams, he mentioned "men are far better."
"Women are doing exceptionally well in cricket. Have you seen anyone hit bigger sixes than Harmanpreet Kaur? However, the men are better," he quipped.
Replying to a question on cricketers taking part in incessantly with none relaxation across other formats, Ganguly advised newshounds here "Twenty20 is must for cricket. Without T20, cricket cannot survive,"
Asked about the Indian workforce's performance in South Africa, he mentioned it's been a good tour for them to this point.
They played really well within the one-day series, he mentioned. "I hope they win the match (T20) on Saturday," Ganguly mentioned.
To every other question on variety policy then and now, he mentioned it was once the similar transparent one. "It is the best of Indian selection policy."
On curtailing the tenure of coaches swiftly, he expressed hope that it would possibly not occur in future.
When requested about young avid gamers getting an opportunity in Indian cricket, Ganguly mentioned a large number of young avid gamers represent the rustic. "We have Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya and others have come in to play in our Indian side. We have to give them time to become the likes of Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh."
"Sehwag and Harbhajan also developed over a period of time. Our young players will also do so," he mentioned.
Referring to World Cup profitable skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ganguly mentioned "Dhoni is very good in one-day matches and in T20. It is very hard to get past MS."
He mentioned Dhoni's contributions should be respected. "You got to respect the contributions made by him and others too will get an opportunity to shine."
On the health of Indian cricketers, Ganguly mentioned the Indian workforce is on par with world avid gamers.
Asked to compare Indian women and men cricket teams, he mentioned "men are far better."
"Women are doing exceptionally well in cricket. Have you seen anyone hit bigger sixes than Harmanpreet Kaur? However, the men are better," he quipped.
Without T20s, cricket cannot survive: Ganguly
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