To write on S was quite a confusing task for me.. I have so many options for S.. But once I reached near to the conclusion I was confused again on whether to write about the legend Sachin Tendulkar or my personal favorite Sourav Ganguly.. And I decided not to let anyone down; I am dedicating this post to all the Cricket & Dada lovers.. Sachin is on the way!! 🙂
Cricket WAS a part of my life once.. I was bought up in a family where my dad & uncles will take leave on a cricket match day and all will stay around the TV to watch the match.. I had seen people praying for Indian Cricket team.. Obviously I had a cricket craze from my ancestors.. I grown up playing cricket with my cousins.. I was the one behind the wicket always (The best wicket-keeper).. 😉 Let me thank my brothers for letting me play with them and giving me strange memories.. 🙂 So, that’s how I am connected with cricket..
I loved Cricket at a time when Azharuddhin was decorating the captaincy seat.. Sachin.. Kambli.. Ganguly.. Dravid.. Ajay Jadeja.. Nayan Mongia.. Robin Singh.. Agarkar.. Srinath.. Kumble.. Legendary time.. And all the hell broke off when the team was accused for match fixing.. In and out I saw people started hating Indian team.. My family started watching something else ignoring the match going on.. Thus things changed.. All of a sudden I saw crisis in the team, no one is ready to take the captaincy; even Sachin was not ready to take the risk.. Indian team was a bunch of people about whom even the Indians trolled.. There came my hero, who took all the responsibility by himself and took the risk of being the Indian captain.. Sourav Ganguly.. Ganguly is the best captain Indian Cricket team ever seen.. He was someone who always appreciated the talent of his team mates and helped them in their ups and downs.. Yuvaraj.. Kaif.. Harbhajan.. Zaheer.. Sehwag.. Laxman.. All played and ran to our hearts only because Dada was there to support them.. He was someone who took genuine decisions in team selections.. Someone who was adamant but still lovely in his attitude.. Cricket is nothing for me now cause now a days it’s all about a game of money..
For S.. It’s my ever time hero Dada.. 🙂 Sourav Ganguly.. ❤
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16 responses to “Sourav Ganguly aka Dada :) #AtoZchallenge”
Hard luck we didn’t win the 03 world cup!
Yeah..
OK Nice
I have come to a point in time
When I chose to follow this religion
And prefer to be one of those secular guy
For whom it is like all those other religion which cannot follow at the same time but you carry the same affection and respect as your own.
I like NZ for their Sportsmanship.
🙂 Glad that you shared your opinion.. 🙂
Dada! (y)
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Defintely .. He was the best captain india had who taught the team how to fight and not give up.. sadly due to the evergreen politics in our country he was not treated well later on for which bccci will always have to hold their head DOWN in shame..
My favourite too and still is. ..
Awwww… That’s how it is.. We both are Dada lovers.. 🙂 ❤ And you are right Bikram.. Politics matters!!
Being an Indian, and a cricket lover, I can identify with the pain in the aftermath of the match-fixing scandal. However, I disagree with your assessment that it’s all about money these days. The drive and the passion are present even today. A few cheats will be present in every age but that doesn’t make the whole lot of them bad.
And yes, without Dada, Indian cricket would never have been able to scale the heights it has in the past 10-15 years. Great post. 🙂
Thanks Ajit for the great comment.. I never told all are bad.. But I guess the game totally changed now a days.. It killed the true spirit.. 🙂
A case of perspective maybe. Hope you can find your love for cricket again. 🙂
Great post, even am a dada fan!
🙂 Thanks.. 🙂 ❤
Nimi u should have put that pic too when he takes off his t shirt at the stadium 😛
Actually I have it.. Thought of reducing the number of pics!! 😛
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