Sourav Ganguly claims he never said VVS Laxman didn’t enjoy MS Dhoni’s support
Earlier reports claimed that Sourav Ganguly believed that VVS Laxman’s didn’t enjoy VVS Laxman’s support © Getty Images
New Delhi: Aug 19, 2012
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Sunday clarified that he never suggested through his comments that VVS Laxman does not enjoy captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s support.
Laxman stunned cricket fraternity yesterday by announcing his sudden retirement. The timing of Laxman’s retirement shocked many as he was picked in the squad for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand.
Ganguly was quoted as saying in media that had Laxman enjoyed support of his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, situation could have been different for him.
However, Ganguly on Sunday said, he did not mean what media suggested of his comments.
“I would like to place on record that part of my comment on VVS Laxman’s efforts to get in touch with skipper MS Dhoni was misconstrued. What I did say was, ‘In cricket at times you need to be available 24×7 as a captain’. It no way implied that Laxman doesn’t enjoy his skipper’s support or suggest that the situation would have been different (for Laxman) had he enjoyed the skipper’s support,” Ganguly said.
Ganguly had also lashed out at the selectors, especially chief selector Kris Srikkanth for the communication gap between them and the players. (PTI)
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