"I think I am still good enough for both forms of cricket. I played my best in my last years. If I had played, I could have easily continued for at least one or one-and-half years more.” said Sourav Ganguly.
"But that’s not possible now, though. One has to accept the fact that retirement was part and parcel of a sportsperson’s life," Ganguly said. "I have Indian Premier League to look forward to. But turning out in the IPL could not be compared to playing for
"You have to see life as a bigger picture. Cricket is just a part of it. Time is the biggest factor and in due course I am sure people will forget the professional part of me," Ganguly said.
"There were other persons in the board and in selection committee who influenced him. I don’t think Greg’s role in that episode was more than 15 per cent," Ganguly said.
"Those one-and-half months, I was very upset. When you see wrong things happening against you, obviously you get more angry than normal." Ganguly said.
"Greg Chappell then lost his job as coach. Eventually, I made a comeback under Rahul Dravid and went on to reach another milestone — to play 100 Tests which was a personal goal for me. I chose my bat and ball to do the needful.”
Ganguly said, "There was a time when I would check in the internet and look for the top three-four players and their statistics. How much runs, centuries they have scored to get there.”
"But eventually, it was not of any help and was a sheer waste of time. Success, failure, agony are part of every sportperson’s life. But instead of wasting energy pondering about that one should work hard for the next stage," he said.
"When you reach a level, talent-wise most players are almost on par. But it’s the mental management that takes you up. One must not set long term goals but take one step at a time," he said.
"A feeling existed in the dressing room, though terming it as ‘ragging’ would be harsh. It was, perhaps, because nobody after Pankaj Roy had made a mark in international cricket from this part of
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