Former Captain Ganguly said the biggest problem in a team sport is the fact that one gets selected by others, so even if one works well, he/she may not get a place in the side.
As Sourav announced retirement in 2008, Sachin came at lunch and asked him ‘why did he take such a decision?’
Ganguly said because he don’t want to play anymore. Sachin then said ‘this is the best time to see you play in such flow. Last three years had been your best’.
On the flip side if you go down ladder it is difficult to come back. Being dropped and getting selected are part and parcel of every sport.
Terming the Chappell saga as an eye-opener that made him a better person, Ganguly said: “Before that, from 1995-2006, the graph was only up. I never missed a series. I was captain of India for six years. The world was at my feet until 2006.
Ganguly gave example of how current skipper Virat Kohli treats predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
“You look at Dhoni. He is not the captain of the team but look at the way Kohli looks after him and they go about their job.
