If You Poked Sourav Ganguly You Were Going To Get Something Back Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith and Kumar Sangakkara shared their perspective on their interactions with Sourav Ganguly in the latest episode of the Star Sports show Cricket Connected.

Sangakkara, the former Sri Lankan captain, mentioned that he has had quite a few meaningful discussions with Sourav Ganguly over the years.

Graeme Smith, who is currently Cricket South Africa’s director of cricket, also added that he had been having a lot of conversations of late with the current BCCI President.

On being asked about his reaction on seeing Sourav Ganguly’s celebration of twirling his shirt on the Lord’s balcony, Graeme Smith responded that apart from it being a wonderful sight, it showed the former Indian captain’s passion for the game.

Smith went on to add that the celebration demonstrated the immense pride Sourav Ganguly took in the Indian team’s performances.

While mentioning that he still has a quiet laugh whenever he watches that incident, Graeme Smith again lauded Sourav Ganguly for the passion he showed.

Graeme Smith and Kumar Sangakkara on Sourav Ganguly as a captain

Graeme Smith was also asked if he was ever made to wait for the toss by Sourav Ganguly, just like he did with Steve Waugh. The 39-year-old responded that this was never the case, although he did admit that the duo had their fair share of altercations on the field.

Smith also recollected the unsavoury Greg Chappell era when Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the Indian team during the South African team’s tour to India.

Graeme Smith concluded by stating that Sourav Ganguly was always someone who would retaliate if you tried to mess around with him.

Kumar Sangakkara recollected an incident where Sourav Ganguly had an altercation with Russel Arnold on the field.

He added that Sourav Ganguly had gone to the Sri Lankan dressing room to request them not to make a big deal of the incident else he might have been banned.

Kumar Sangakkara signed off by saying that he had great admiration for Sourav Ganguly, while stating that the former Indian captain always knew where to draw the line on the cricket field.

Sourav Ganguly captained India in 49 Test matches, with the team winning 21 and losing just 13 of those encounters. The Indian team registered a win in 76 of the 147 ODIs in which Sourav Ganguly was the skipper.

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