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Sometimes the apt gesture is about more than one person’s sense of occasion. After Australia’s ninth wicket fell on Monday afternoon, Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave control of proceedings to Sourav Ganguly. From a current skipper to a former one on his last day of Test cricket, it was a touching ges ....Read more

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Editorial - GangulyBy: Dadaman | Monday , 1 Dec '08 17:39:27 PM Reply | Forward No way. Good riddance. Ganguly had his positives but his negatives far outweighed them. Indian cricket is better off for his sagest decision, to retire gracefully. Of course good to see Dhoni be a nice chap about it. Don't let emotion or ethnicity cloud your judgment of Ganguly. He is not near being an Indian test great. One-day, certainly; tests, sorry. Fab Four are really Sachin. Dravid, Laxman, Kumble.

Ganguly - The Leader par Excellence!!By: P.Prabhakaran | Tuesday , 11 Nov '08 17:18:00 PM Reply | Forward In Ganguly's retirement we have lost a leader team India never had before him. Please remember Dhoni still has to prove a lot. These are early days for Dhoni though he is our hope for the future of Indian Cricket. Ganguly gave India strength of character and it's no denying this fact!! He will always be remembered as the captain of all times and surely Dhoni will take a leaf out of his captaincy in the years to come. He will also be remembered as the comeback man against all odds and it's a pity that such a great player was given a raw deal by some Mr. Vengsarkar and Co. But Sourav, my Royal Bengal Tiger and for the millions of cricket fans all over the world, you would always be remembered for a long long time as a great Hero.Dada, we will miss you a lot!!

Dhoni's gesture to his seniorsBy: Avinash Baranwal | Tuesday , 11 Nov '08 8:10:24 AM Reply | Forward Yes,In Dhoni, so far we have seen a good human being apart from his game skills.This makes people feel good. And that is an honour to Mr. Ganguli, who had done for Indian Cricket. But the head bows to the humbleness of Dhoni. May Dhoni pass on this trait to his successors. Others players and we too, should learn this human angle of a great player.

Dhoni By: Ashutosh Kaul | Tuesday , 11 Nov '08 3:48:18 AM Reply | Forward That was a fitting gesture on the part of Dhoni to Dada. Shows Dhoni is on his way to become a great himself. Ganguly would certainly be rated as one of the greatest captains India has had, if not the best. He certainly was most combative and a great backer of his teammates. Personally I would rate him marginally above Kapil dev and way above Azharuudin; two other quite successful captains. Best wishes for the next phase of his life.

Farewell to DADA and KumbleBy: N.Raaj Koushik | Tuesday , 11 Nov '08 3:06:27 AM Reply | Forward I appreciate the nice gesture of Dhoni to honour DADA in his final match. No doubt we will be missing DADA and Kumble in the future matches. They should continue their relationship with Indian cricket in one form or the other and their expertise should be made available to the team.

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