Dada back from the ruins

And the man with more than 15,000 runs in international cricket showed on Thursday night against Rest of South Africa at Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom, that he still has a lot to offer to Indian cricket. Ganguly’s recall was not with reason. With the Indian batsmen finding the South African pacers too hot, the selectors were left with little choice

He is back, and back with a vengeance.Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly came back into the India Test squad after a gap of nearly nine months with the onerous responsibility of bringing Indian batting out of the rut.

And the man with more than 15,000 runs in international cricket showed on Thursday night against Rest of South Africa at Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom, that he still has a lot to offer to Indian cricket.

Coming in to bat when India were tottering at 37/3, Ganguly took his time to settle down and even a hit on his helmet off a Mornantau Hayward scorcher could not prevent him from playing the role of a saviour.

His 83 runs not off 141 balls not only announced to the cricketing world that the master of off side was back but also the fact that his recall couldn’t have been more timely.His recall was not with reason. With the Indian batsmen finding the South African pacers too hot, the selectors were left with little choice.

The South African pacers had already demonstrated that the Indian batting lineup is made up of men of straw who tremble at the slightest hint of pace and bounce in the pitch.

In the four One-Dayers all of which Team India managed to lose by embarrassing margins, the batsmen failed to show that they deserve to play on the international stage.

Rahul Dravid's men could bat the full quota of 50 overs in only the last ODI at Johannesburg and there too they could score only 200. Some improvement form the first One-Dayer where the Indians were bowled out for only 91 runs lasting only 29.1 overs.

Are we seeing a comeback of Prince of Kolkata, Lets check it out in the real test which begins on 15th.