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NEWS Pakistan in India 2005>Cairns defends ICC ban on Ganguly 23rd Apr 2005 18.54 IST By Agencies New Zealand allrounder Christopher Lance Cairns defended the action of International Cricket Council (ICC) in banning Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly for six one-dayers for slow over rate in the fourth one-day international against Pakistan in Ahmedabad. Talking to newspersons in Bangalore, he said ''It is the rule, you cannot ignore it.'' Asked whether it was justified, he said, ''If you want to argue, you should have done it when the rules were framed. The rules were agreed upon by all captains when it was placed before them during a meeting. Since they have agreed they should adhere to it. So it is correct to hold the captain alone responsible for it,'' he added.
It answers your question.'' Asked to comment on the present Indian team, Cairns said, ''it is badly in need of pace bowlers. The team is finding it difficult to fill the vacuum created by speedster Javagal Srinath 's retirement. However, it's batting line-up is okay with Sachin, Sehwag, Rahul, Mongia and Ganguly.'' ''Srinath was a wonderful bowler, he was a wicket-taker. Of course there are bowlers like Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan, but it takes time for them to gain experience,'' he added. On the present New Zealand team, he said, ''Injury is a cause for great concern. More than six players are on the injured list. Once they recover, the team will be in good form.'' Talking about World Cup 2007, he said, ''There are still two more years to go. But it will be a good game. Australia continues to be on the top and all other teams have a chance.'' He said that he was concentrating only on one-dayers with an eye on the World Cup. Cairns had announced that he would be retiring from first class cricket after the World Cup. Also View In-Depth Coverage: Pakistan in India 2005 Team Page: India Team Page: Pakistan | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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