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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Asia Cup 2004 > Batting let India down: Ganguly 22.43 IST 03rd Aug 2004 By IndiaExpress Bureau 
Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday admitted that batting had let his team down in the final of the Asia Cup tournament in Colombo, but asked all to keep faith in the side which had put up a spectacular display in the last few years.Ganguly, who returned to Kolkata from Colombo via Chennai on Tuesday afternoon, told reporters at the NSC Bose International Airport that despite the best efforts of bowlers, lack lustre showing by batsmen led to the 25-run loss against Sri Lanka in the Sunday final. Asked if he would impress upon the Indian Cricket Board to have one squad which could play both the triangular series in Holland and Champions Trophy in England, Ganguly said, "I have to talk to the BCCI. I have just returned. I don't know what BCCI's policy is or whether it is possible to do so. "I also have to see what timeframe the ICC has set for team selection for the Champions Trophy." Asked if there would be any conditioning camp before the triangular series in Holland, the Indian skipper said, "it all depends on time availability." To a question if not using two spinners in Asia Cup final affected India's prospects, he said, "I used three spinners as besides Harbhajan (Singh), Sehwag and Sachin also played like specialist spinners." He, however, reiterated that there was no point in losing faith in his side as his boys had won matches all around the world putting up a spectacular performance in recent years. "We need to have faith in them (players) and they need to retain their focus. I am sure we will be soon back to our winning ways," Ganguly said. in-depth coverage > Asia Cup 2004 > |
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