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| To the man who dared to play out the scenes from a local derby at the oh-so-proper Lords balcony. |
Bengal’s favourite son turns
42 today.
As an exponent of a generation that grew up in awe of his
batting, along with his captaincy, I find it irrestible to admire Sourav
Ganguly. Never mind the fact that he was only the third person in ODI history
to amass 10,000 runs. Never mind he still shares the best ever World Cup
partnership of 318 runs. Never mind
again that he is one of only three players to ever achieve a treble of 10,000
runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches. Notwithstanding the pile of records that
follows his name, “Dada” was just a joy to watch on a cricket pitch. Better
than God on the off-side, and a daredevil captain to boost, Sourav Ganguly is
the reason millions flocked to their TV screens, and thousands bought match
tickets for an Indian match.
