Sourav Ganguly still has chance for IPL4
Speculations are rife in the cricketing world as what role Sourav Ganguly might play in IPL 4 after he remained unsold to ten franchises on Saturday and Sunday.
Reports appear in a section of the press claiming Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is keen to have the former India captain, but it does not specify what role will be left for the 36-year-old southpaw to play in the team which he captained for three seasons.
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After the two-day IPL auction ended on Sunday, Ganguly remained unsold as none of the ten franchises were willing to buy him as a player.
While Ganguly’s exclusion on the first day left most commentators stunned, it was on the second day that the speculations peaked up fuelling expectations that one of the franchises might pick him up, once the unsold players were put up for auctioning for the second time.
Ganguly, whose last dream to win IPL championship remained unfulfilled, was also “untouchable” for the franchises after he put his base price of $400,000.
But buy or not on “dada” price, the country’s cricket fans by and large felt the pinch after India’s most successful skipper was left unsold when many uncapped players commanded enviable bids.
Shah Rukh Khan said that he would talk to “dada” and that KKR would try to take him onboard.
KKR’s chief executive officer, Venky Mysore, however, said they were willing to take Ganguly as a mentor the way Royal Challengers Bangaluru did with Anil Kumble.
This, of course, he said would depend on Ganguly’s inclination.
“Sourav is somebody I have always admired and have immense respect for. I still don’t call him by his first name, it’s always Ganguly. He has been a great ambassador for the country, whichever shape or form, he has been phenomenal,” Mysore said.
i am very big fan of DADA ,ganguly is play ipl4 in this year for kkr i will surely tell,no DADA no KKR
Ganguly’s performance is very good i expecting Ganguly to play on 4th IPL.
Dada best…….and dada come back
I LOVE DADA…………..
BEST WISH FOR U DADA…………….
i am a very very very big fan of dada , i want to see dada in ipl 4 as kochi captain , n kochi team as champion of ipl 4 . . I am sure my desire comes to true , i pray god to happen wat i want in case of dada , hey god pls make it possible n reality , even if dada stop s playin cricket , i lik him forever . . I inspired by him a lot . . All the best dear dada , prince of culcutta , bengal tiger , god of cricket , best captain , legend
I m fan of srk nd i request to srk for ganguly to giv him a chance to win ipl for kkr.
I’m a deadly fan of dada.i want to meet dada just 1 time.i’m just shocked when i knew that dada is not playing in ipl4.shahruk has to be answered.i totaly don’t get any idea that which reason any owner did not take dada. I am very upset.i will not see any ipl match.and i also pray to all kolkata plz plz plz do not go to the eden garden.best wishe for u dada.
Sourau is my favourite player as wel to others.he must play ipl4.srk is my favrte but after dada remain unsold i hate srk.dada will go to kkr as the zone
Dada will play the ipl & has a still slide chance to play this year.I can understand his unsold’s reason. He will back.
WHETHER DADA INCLUDED TO KNIGHT RIDERS OR NOT, I WILL STILL ADMIRE HIM AS ONE OF THE PLAYERS WHO HAD STRUGGLED ALL HIS LIFE TO PROVE HIMSELF AND HE IS REALLY IS GENIOUS .I THINK SRK MIGHT THINK WITH HIS HEART THIS TIME THAT KKR HAD STRUGGLED NOT FOR GANGULY BUT FOR LACK OF TACTICS.