 Ganguly still hopeful of an ODI comeback
13th Mar 2008 23:01 IST
Agencies
India's Test discard Aakash Chopra lashed at critics who dubbed him as a purely 'Test batsman' and raised questions about him playing in the shorter version of the game, saying he should not be stereotyped.
"In India, we tend to stereotype people that certain batsman are good for the Test and not for the rest," Chopra said defending his selection for the Kolkata 'Knight Riders'.
"IPL has given me the opportunity to prove people wrong and prove a point, which I think I have already shown improvement in my performance this year. My strike rate has gone up and I am batting as good as anyone else," he added.
Ganguly also defended inclusion of Chopra and Gujarat batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, saying the two boys had a lot of hunger and wanted to succeed on the big stage.
"We have to take Indian players as well because we will have to play with only four overseas players. It's not the names and rankings that counts instead it's their hunger," said Ganguly. |
