'Prince of Calcutta' is back

Inventors of Sourav Ganguly's jokes, which are widely distributed through e-mails and SMS , hereafter, may not find ways to strike up on a joke (thats what it is being called) on his batting style or performance. He silenced his critics with his career saving innings (perhaps) - 51 against a better opponent (Srilanka). During his innings he has joined 10000 run club.

When we rewind our memories for few months back, we have seen his pathetic batting display and single-digit innings. Everyone knows he is not technically a sound batsman like Dravid or Tendulkar. Still he was able to score twenty odd centuries. Thats sounds a bit awkward . Perhaps those centuries and accumulation of 10 k runs are possible only due to his gifted off-side drives and breath-taking shots of spinning deliveries.Though his inability to will the willow off the pads and poor shot selection (on the chest), which made him vulnerable, he was able to heap the pile of centuries into his kitty.

Ganguly did played brilliantly in many innings in which of few he had even lead India to victories . His captaincy is the most successful stint by any Indian captain till now, but that can't speak his skills or leadership qualities. His recent batting form was the most sort out news in the media circles. His rejection in the fothcoming Asian-Afro cricket matches made his supporters wake up from deep sleep and make voices just to inform public space that he has following too. Certainly he had worst period of his career and he was trying hard to comeover it. But he is such a lucky kid (to say the least) for having played so many matches with his poor run. Thanks to luck or Jagmohan (God only knows) he had played good number of matches in the name of regaining his lost form. If the same thing happened to any Australian cricketer he would have been sacked long back (eg: Steve waugh). See,this is how our cricket works... oops ! rather our cricket body works !