Ganguly better batsman than Tendulkar: Former coach
Press Trust of India
23 November 2009 (Kolkata)
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Saurashtra coach Debu Mitra on Monday said Sourav Ganguly was a better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar in their under-19 days.
Mitra said Ganguly was exceptional in an U-19 tour of England with Kailash Gattani's Star team, which also had Tendulkar in it.
He said Tendulkar rose to greater heights later because he hailed from West Zone which was dominating Indian cricket.
"I travelled with them in that tour to UK and followed them from close quarters in all the matches. Ganguly was better than Tendulkar at that time. He was the highest run-getter in that tour," Mitra, who had earlier coached Bengal Ranji side, said.
"Sachin belonged to West Zone, which was dominating Indian cricket that time, so it was easy for him. But Ganguly had to wait till East Zone became prominent thanks to Jagmohan Dalmiya," said 61-year-old Mitra.
Asked whether Dalmiya has a role in shaping Ganguly's career, Mitra said, "Of course."
Mitra said he was "open" to any offer to coach Bengal again.
"Bengal is a big state and CAB is the richest association in India. Who will not want to coach Bengal?" Mitra said.
Mitra took over as Saurashtra coach in 2004-05 when the side was languishing in Plate Division.
He guided the side to the Super League after becoming Plate champions in 2005-06.
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| Posted By: ankit |
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everyone knows but no one dares to speak......hats off to u for making an open statement...
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| Posted By: Chi Chu |
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Yeah, Right! And i am the queen of england
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| Posted By: Raaz... |
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yes. i too agree with him.even in the ahmedabad test also, though srilankan skipper willing to announce drawn, sachin batted for his century(for his records). when compare both with match winning innings, ganguly is on very high than sachin.
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| Posted By: Sudhakar |
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Good joke !!!
Expect somebody to say that Harbhajan is better than Dravid :)
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| Posted By: shan |
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But Sachin did not have any affair with any girl other than his wife, that discipline made him more successful. Former coach should validate the players discipline and attitude towards game also.
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| Posted By: Satyajit |
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Debu Mitra was a better than Gavaskar when he was a ten yeqar old kid playing in Kolkata para
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