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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > I won’t last long as captain: Ganguly 20.42 IST 16th Mar 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has said that he is unlikely to last long as captain though his team has had a s successful run in the World Cup. "I’ve been captain for three years and I’ve grown old, lost hair and greyed," he told the BBC. "I don’t think it’s a job you can do for long. Every job has a time frame, especially captain of India." India shook off a shaky start to win eight of their nine matches and qualify for the semi-finals where they clash with Kenya at Durban on Thursday. "I’ve been all around the world and my life’s dream is to be in a World Cup final," he said. "Qualifying for the semi-finals has brought me and the whole team one step closer and it’s a huge honor. "Getting into the final would be a huge, huge thing. But I don’t want to dream because we have not yet achieved it and I don’t want to get disappointed." Ganguly, 29, talked of vivid memories of the street celebrations which followed India’s previous World Cup triumph 20 years ago. The same thing would happen again if his team won the title although the celebrations have already started at home when India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the first round on March 1. "I believe a couple of thousand people gathered outside my house in Calcutta after the Pakistan game and they wanted my dad to treat them to sweets," Ganguly said. "My daughter was pretty amazed because they were chanting my name and congratulating the team as she was up on the balcony. "Every time I call her on the phone she just keeps shouting `Sourav, Sourav` and I have to keep reminding her that she should call me Dad. "If we don’t qualify for the final it will be a big disappointment for me." in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > |
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