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Cricket | November 30, 2017 21:36 ISTGanguly also added that he told then-coach John Wright that if Anil Kumble was not picked for that tour, he might not play for India.
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Ganguly also added that he told then-coach John Wright that if Anil Kumble was not picked for that tour, he might not play for India.
Despite India not having a great record to show in South Africa, the former India skipper felt that the current team does have the potential to give a tough fight to the Proteas during the tour, comprising three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is.
The Ashes series have been embroiled with verbal fireworks from either side before the start of 1st Test but it gained momentum once it was revealed that England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow headbutted Australian opener Cameron Bancroft in Perth bar
The former India opener will be captaining 'Maratha Arabians' team, which will feature in the T10 Cricket League to be played from December 14-17 in the United Arab Emirates.
Sreerupa also served as the cricket manager of the Indian women's team during three World Cups - 1993, 1997 and 2000.
The Pakistan board has alleged that the BCCI had breached the 2014 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two cricketing bodies, in which six bilateral series were scheduled to take place between 2015 and 2022.
Speaking on the occasion, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson thanked New Zealand Cricket for hosting the tournament for the third time and extolled the importance of the U-19 Cricket World Cup in grooming players from around the world.
The former India skipper also said that the players should be looked after well by the cricket authorities as their careers are short.
Along with Yuvraj, eminent personalities like Dr A.S. Kiran Kumar (Space) Govind Nihalani (Film), Dr Ashok Vajpayi (Poetry), Rajat Sharma (Media), Dr R.A. Mashelkar (Science & Technology and Aruna Roy (Social Work) also received the honour.
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