Former India captain Sourav Ganguly does not read much into India's failure in the second ICC World Twenty20 and says Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co. will erase their bitter memories by bouncing back in the four-match ODI series in the West Indies beginning tomorrow.
Fresh from his commentary assignment in the T20 World Cup in England, Ganguly differed with the views of coach Gary Kirsten who had blamed "fatigue" for the team's pathetic show.
"You must remember that Indians have been doing well for last one and half months. You should not look much into their failure in T20 World Cup," the left-hander told reporters.
He further said India would have to deal with the "setback" of losing Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan for the series.
While Tendulkar and Zaheer have been rested, Sehwag is nursing a shoulder injury.
Asked whether Indians should worry about containing destructive opener Chris Gayle, Ganguly said, "Not only Gayle, (Ramnaresh) Sarwan, (Dwayne) Bravo... everyone is capable of playing good so it will be a tight contest."
About the recent controversy regarding "hiding injury" as Dhoni has warned teammates post-Sehwag episode, Ganguly chose to differ and said he had never heard of a player not disclosing his injury.
"I don't think if there is anything like that. At this level, every player is honest while representing his country.
I have never heard of anybody hiding injury during my tenure as captain," the most successful Indian captain said.
Disagreeing on Kirsten's view that fatigue was a factor, Ganguly said, "I don't think fatigue is a concern for cricketers these days who are professional to meet the demands of international cricket. Also, the ICC prepares the Future Tours Programme taking care of the busy schedule.
Asked about the ouster of controversial John Buchanan as Kolkata Knight Riders coach, Ganguly said, "It was a team decision and I know as much as you do. I can't comment further."
On Buchanan's replacement, Ganguly said, "There are many names doing rounds, but I have no knowledge."
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