It’s hard to look beyond MSD in shorter format, says Dada
Coimbatore, Feb. 23: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said international cricket cannot survive without the Twenty20 format. "Twenty20 is must for cricket. Without T- 20, cricket cannot survive," Ganguly was answering a question on the overkill of cricket right now and the issue of players burnout.
Asked about the Indian team’s performance in South Africa, he said it has been a good tour for them so far. The Indian team lost the Test series 12 before bouncing back to clinch the one- dayers 5- 1.
“I hope they win the match ( T20) on Saturday,” Ganguly said referring to the tour- ending T20 International.
Speaking about Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who struck a 28- ball 52 in the previous T20, Ganguly said, “Dhoni is very good in one- day matches and in T20. It is very hard to look beyond MS.”
“You have got to respect the contribution made by him and others too will get an opportunity to shine.”
When asked about young players getting an opportunity in Indian cricket, Ganguly said a lot of young players represent the country. “We have Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya and others have come in to play in our Indian side. We have to give them time to become the likes of Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh,” he said.
“Our young players will develop over a period of time,” he added.