An open letter to Mr Vengsarkar
Dear Mr Dilip Vengsarkar
I was a huge fan of yours. I thought you were one of the better administrators that we had in the game. I was actually pretty upset with the way you treated Sourav Ganguly by dropping him for the Irani Tropy match. But then I ignored it in light of all the other good work that you did – I dismissed it as one bad call on your part.
But now that you have responded to Sourav Ganguly’s criticism of the selection committee and declared that you will give him “more than what he asked for”, at the end of India’s series against Australia, I have also decided to throw you a challenge.
You better have a good explanation for this
Coz dropping Sourav Ganguly was so bad that even Mr Gavaskar was forced to come down from his high horse and make a statement in favour of Dada.
Your waiting for the series to get over so that there is no discord in the team while the matches are on is nothing but a cheap trick to buy yourself some time. You can have all the time in the world but when you do give Sourav Ganguly “more than what he asked for” just make sure you stick to the cricket –related stuff and nothing else. Please care to define your yardstick and timeline for performance objectively. And remember to justify the inclusion of the other members of the ‘Fab Four’ based on the same yardstick and timeline. And that goes for Sachin Tendulkar as well. And if you can’t do that then you are as bad as a card-carrying member of the Maharashtra Navnirman Seva.
Also don’t resort to the tactic of sending a letter to Mr Manohar or to the de-facto BCCI president (Mr Pawar) and explaining your actions. Or doing what Sreesanth and Harbhajan did – that it is our personal matter and we have had a private discussion and sorted things out. I can totally trust the BCCI to do a cover-up job like that. They will wait for the matter to cool down, offer you and Ganguly a carrot each and ask both of you to just shut up. And the matter will be swept under the carpet.
So let me tell you this. This is not a personal matter. This is about Indian cricket and cricket fans need to know what you have to say in your defence. So please don’t take the carrot and call for a press conference whenever you are ready. And then give Sourav Ganguly “more than what he asked for” in front of the whole world in very objective terms. If you can’t do that then you’d better apologize. Either ways we are all waiting
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October 13th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I agree with everything that you have written..
Am a huge fan of Dada’s but that will not cloud my opinion of him..
So I shall speak objectively..
It is known to one and all that Sourav has had to face humilitaion on numerous
occasions …Sachin and Dravid on the other hand have always been the blue-ey
ed boys of Indian cricket..
Look at Dhoni and Yuvraj and the other youngsters…arent they making a specta
cle of themselves?Are they rrue born cricketers?Are they truly dedicated to the game?
The whole nation is watching their antics done to win cheap publicity…Are they c
ricketers or are they TV heroes?
What does Mr.Vengsarkar have to say about that.Where is the BCCI nd its code
of conduct then?
Ganguly has always served the game with single minded dedication..he is the best Cpatain we have had so far..
And irf this is how Vengsarkar and Pawar treat him,they owe an explanation to
his fans …
Vengsarkar in the name of decency and in the name of cricket which used to be
known as a ‘gentleman’s game’ not long ago should refrain from indulging in the
tactics and language of street bullies…
The people of Bengal are with Dada and want an answer from Mr.Vengsarkar…
you can’t always suppress a people or a player for that matter…
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October 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Go Dada Go… Dikha doh Vengie ko.
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October 13th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Hi Nandita…welcome to commonfan…hope to see you here more often…this is a shame and a disgrace…Sourav Ganguly deserved much better…not only the people of Bengal but cricket fans all over the country are with him…
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:04 am
i dont think it could get any worse…the stalwarts should have retired with respect…now they will be thrown out to retire to leave on a sour note…
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October 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I totally agree with you.
I am surprised how similar my thoughts were to yours.
To top it all, Vengsarkar’s retaliation was based on hearsay - before the authenticity of the interview was verified. Ideally it should have been BCCI asking for a written explanation from Ganguly.
Is it not significant that the bengali newspaper (AajKal) itself has not challenged Ganguly’s denial.
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October 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Hey Chinaman…welcome to commonfan…hope to see you here more often…I am sure that there are many other cricket fans out there who totally agree with us…Vengsarkar’s brazen attitude is shocking…
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October 14th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Thank you, common fan for that letter. I’ve been planning to write one such post, a even nastier one, though. Since you claim to have been a fan of Vensarkar, this is commendable.
What a git! He’s lost a lot of respect with his harsh comments on Dravid, Ganguly and now Kumble.
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October 15th, 2008 at 1:18 am
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October 15th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Hey VM welcome to Commonfan…hope to see you here more often…I guess the only person who has escaped his ire then is Sachin and we all know why…trust me dude there will be no answer from Vengsarkar…
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Expect Vengy to do a Gnaguly… sneak one to the media and totally deny it.
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Expect Vengy to do a Ganguly… sneak one to the media and totally deny it.
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October 15th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Hey Scorpi…its too late for that now…
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