WTH??? Then why was all this drama played out in the Indian media for the past few weeks about Ganguly? If the previous selection committee drops ganguly inspite of him being fit, shouldnt the new set of selectors know why he was dropped, and shouldnt they follow that decision? All they did was give ganguly a tense few days (or weeks!) and now he's back. THE BIG INDIAN DRAMA!!!
Badrinath is selected, but what chance does he have of making it to the playing XI for the first two tests? NONE!! Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Sachin, Laxman and Dhoni pick themselves. If India play a 7th batsman, it will be between Ganguly and Badrinath. And Kumble obviously wont drop Ganguly now that he is picked (Kumble has so eloquently talked about how the seniors must not be questioned irrrespective of hundreds of failures, damn it!!!). And if ganguly by any chance clicks in the first two tests, he will be retained and Badrinath is as usual be the drinks man. Also, Mishra is in but will he play? I dont see a wicket where we will need three spinners (maybe Nagpur but not so sure!)
I expected a positive change, but we're again back to where we were (in fact, I would say we have put a step backward). We are now at the mercy of the senior players.