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Unsavoury episode

Sourav Ganguly's inclusion in the Indian cricket team to Pakistan has proved that street protests, the burning of effigies, and booing the Indian cricket team on the ground, all in the name of fighting for justice, have yielded results.

Aravind Vummidi,
Chennai

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Henceforth, we can expect street protests, arranged by non-playing spectators, to pave the way for a player's selection to the Indian team! It appears that sport, which ought to be a pastime, is fast becoming the nation's main concern.

S.R. Devaprakash,
Tumkur, Karnataka

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The selection committee's reasoning that the need for experienced specialist batsmen led to Ganguly's inclusion is unsound. What experience did he gain after the Delhi Test against Sri Lanka?

M.M. Kale,
Kakinada, A.P.

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A clear exhibition of the power politics that influences the selection process. Is it only now that the selection committee has discovered that Ganguly's experience will benefit the team? Then why was he dropped?

S. Raghothaman,
Chennai

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After being dropped for the Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, Ganguly has not played a single match. Yet he finds himself in the Pakistan-bound team. How?

A. Rizwana Aaris,
Anaimalai, T.N.

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Right from the beginning of the tour to Sri Lanka, the handling of the Ganguly issue has exhibited neither reason nor logic. The leak to the media of coach Greg Chappell's email to the BCCI president, the dropping of Ganguly for the ODIs against Sri Lanka, his inclusion for the first two Tests against the islanders, his dropping for the third Test, and finally, his inclusion in the team to Pakistan are all reflective of the state of our cricket.

Kumar Ramanathan,
Chennai

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After all the media hype and pointed references in Parliament itself, there was no doubt that Ganguly, well past his prime, would be back in the team bound for Pakistan. A sad development.

K. Kapali,
Secunderabad

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It is good that Ganguly is back in the side. It is hoped that he will answer his critics with his willow.

Anand Balaji S.,
Chennai

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A welcome decision. Ganguly has a slight edge over most of the other team members, given his shrewdness and abundant experience.

V. Ravi Chandra,
Karimnagar, A.P.

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The Prince of Kolkata, who was instrumental in a historic series victory in Pakistan last year, can be a crucial factor this time too if he starts believing in himself again.

Rohit Kumar Singh,
Thanjavur, T.N.

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Ganguly's inclusion is good news for sport. A player of his calibre did not deserve to be dropped.

Rajeev K. Sharma,
Ibaraki-ken, Japan

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