Sourav Ganguly says failing to convert good starts into hundreds is his greatest cricketing regret
He is the owner of 38 fantastic centuries in international cricket, but that number is not pleasing to former India skipper
Sourav Ganguly
, who regrets missing many hundreds during his
cricketing journey
.
The elegant left-hander of his times, Ganguly scored 18575 runs in Test and ODIs but regrets missing many centuries in his career in which he competed in 311 ODIs and 113 Tests.
Ganguly's remorse came to fore when he was asked what advise he would give to his old self.
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"I missed a lot of hundreds, I should have scored more. Too many 90s and 80s," Ganguly told PTI in an interaction.
A look at his statistics showed that Ganguly got out in the 80s and 90s a number of times. Exact 30 times.
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If he could convert those innings into centuries he would have easily scored 50-plus centuries in his already glorious career.
He loves watching his old innings, his strokeplay whenever he is alone and it further reminds him how close he was to getting more hundreds.
"I see my (batting) videos when I am alone. When my wife is away because Sara lives in London. I go to Youtube, and watch and say 'arre fir 70 pe out ho gaya' (Gosh, I got out for 70 in this also), should have scored a hundred. But you can't change it. "
In ODIs, Ganguly had 72 half centuries and in Test the number stands at 35.
As a skipper sometimes a tough call become imperative. You have to drop a player to accommodate someone who you think is more suited for conditions or requirement.
Ganguly regretted dropping
Anil Kumble
one of the greatest leg spinners in the world.
"Anil Kumble, a few times, because he was so good," he said.
For Ganguly, Australia was his favourite rival side and pacer
Glenn McGrath
the most feared bowler.
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