The only obvious reason is that the process in which the selection is made is biased. The criteria should be the same for everyone, and for the same fault, the punishment should also be the same. So , why is it that only Ganguly's name is the 1st one to be called up for expulsion from the team, when each and every senior is failing to perform? This is nothing short of sheer hypocracy according to me. The rationality of the entire selection process can easily be doubted.

Because whenever there is a boomerang, the weakest link is targeted first, Ganguly is technically the weakest link irrespective of the performance; he is vulnerable to outside the off stump and ribcage deliveries! Also, he is in the bad books of some people after Chappell Ganguly episode! He is more outrageous than the other people and the people who are more outrageous get more attention!

Another strong reason behind such an unfair treatment is the fact that the system is plagued with politics. Sourav's outspoken and aggressive nature has earned him many enemies, who would be glad to see the end of his career, and would try their best to do so. No other cricketer dared to speak the harsh truths as boldly as Ganguly, and that's why he is being made the target of revenge by some of the authorities in charge of the selection process. Ganguly neither has strong backing, nor is he the media favourite like Sachin or Dravid, and that's why it's easiest to get rid of him. Now, the best thing for Dada to do is to make his bat talk for him. Actually, none of the seniors should be hastily dropped on account of a few poor performances.

The defeat in the 1st test match of the on-going series between India vs Sri Lanka, wasn't only Dada's fault, nearly every Indian batsmen failed to perform! So why to blame dada alone???

I would expect a few comments here? 

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Sumanta Talapatra  - Sourav : A real life Hero   |2008-10-02 16:43:34 The things that this man has gone through in his entire career as a cricketer would have made any mere mortal crumble to pieces and would have made a psychological wreck out of the person, but not Sourav Ganguly, he has nerves of steel, grit and determination that very few can match. His stubborn nature has wrked in his favour for the now legendery cme-backs that he has scripted. He has nothing to prove to anyone, whatever the outcome of this series and as many as he plays from hereon, he remains a Icon of Indian Cricket who yielded his bat like a champion and lived on his own terms, we salute you, you are our real HERO !!!!! Reply 0   0

Jayant  - Totally agree   |2008-10-01 23:01:50 i totally agree with you. Since the BCCI politicians dont like him personally, he is always in the hitlist. Will they dare to touch Sachin? Reply 0   0

john  - NICE COME BACK DADA   |2008-10-01 20:48:03 Saurav is one of best known cricketers of the world.I agree ur point .Its not good to blame dada.None played to their fullest efficiency in srilanka series.. Selectors have paved way for dada to prove himself again.. Hope he ll win millions of hearts this series.Thanks to new selectors backing saurav. Reply 1   0

aarti.raheja   |2008-10-01 15:18:12 I agree with your point but not necessarily the analysis. I think every single player in the Indian team should be considered droppable irrespective of their performance. One of the reasons Australia have become a great team is for precisely this reason. Despite having greats like Gilchrist, Ponting, Brett Lee, etc. all of them have been dropped even when they were doing well. At the current level of cricket and the intensity of playing schedules it is not humanly possible for any player to play every match in every series year after year and maintain peak form. I absolutely salute Dhoni for recognizing this and taking a break - of his own choice. Our oldies who are much older and further away from peak than Dhoni don't seem to have figured this out. This alone makes me have a lot of hope for Dhonis future and I hope he manages to spread this attitude to the rest of the team and selectors. Someone mentioned that the team ... Reply 1   0

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