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Pune Warriors get Ganguly: Showdown with Kolkata Knight Riders on 19th May

Sourav Ganguly is back into the IPL. Ignored by all the teams in the initial auction and then not allowed into the IPL because of various technicalities, Ganguly looked all set to sit out IPL 2011.

But it seems destiny is going to give Ganguly another go at it and Pune Warriors India have inducted Ganguly into their team as replacement for Ashish Nehra (who was ruled out because of injury during World Cup semi final in Mohali against Pakistan).

KKR_Pune_showdown

Pune Warriors India are at the moment have put up 6 consecutive losses and led by Yuvraj Singh. The team is will need some of the old ‘dada’ aggression to get back some respectability in this season.

Pune Warriors will play Kolkatta Knight Riders at Navi Mumbai on May 19th 2011. The match is scheduled to start at 8 PM IST.

This should a real showdown between Ganguly and the team that ignored him this season.

The match unfortunately will be held in Navi Mumbai, at the DY Patil Stadium. It would have been interesting Ganguly opening the innings against KKR bowlers at Eden Gardens.

Anyways hopefully Pune Warriors will win and Ganguly will score a lot of runs against KKR. 😉

3 Reasons why Ganguly was ignored by Kolkata Knight Riders [Funny]

Ganguly for me is the God of the off-side when it came to watching him bat. He was the first Indian captain who showed ego and aggression. The Indian team that buckled under sledging, suddenly started to sledge back and no longer was the Indian team considered the polite losers. IPL actions came and went by over a full two days. It was strange that Kolkata Knight Riders did not pick Ganguly up to lead their side. I think the KKR management must have had a collective brain aneurism to actually not pick Kolkata’s favourite Dada.

I could only think of these funny reasons for Ganguly being ignored this IPL by Shahrukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Rider.

  1. Maybe when Gambhir’s name was called out, the KKR management heard it as Ganguly and went on a bidding war with other teams. Afterwards they realized it was Gambhir and not Ganguly. Alas Shahrukh Khan’s team was left with no money after buying Gambhir  for over $2 million.
  2. Shahrukh Khan might be angry that all the attention goes to Dada when KKR play. He wanted to be the only star of his team. So what, if he cannot play cricket. King Khan will now be the only star of KKR.
  3. Maybe the bidding team forgot that KKR stood for Kolkata Knight Riders and not King Khan Rulez. Kolkata team that ignored Ganguly will not be liked even outside Kolkata.

Anyways, IPL owners are known to bank on youngsters when it comes to shelling out money. But, strangely over the past three years Ganguly was the most consistent of their players. Maybe Ganguly should have taken a cue from Kumble and opted out of the IPL circus.