Dad Wanted Me To Quit When Greg Chappell Didn't Pick Me, Says Sourav Ganguly

New Delhi, Feb 06: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly made some fascinating revelations in his soon-to-be-published autobiography "A Century is Not Enough" the place he went on to say that his father was unable to bear his battle and wished him to retire when he was stored out of the Indian crew by coach Greg Chappell and he was desperately preventing his approach again.

During the time when Greg Chappell was Indian’s head coach, Ganguly not only lost his captaincy but also his spot in the Indian squad.

In his book, Ganguly revealed that he felt “angry” and “disillusioned” after he was not selected in the Indian squad for Irani Trophy in 2008. Just a few months after the tournament, Ganguly announced his retirement.

Sourav Ganguly was so upset with the decision that he decided to call that time skipper Anil Kumble and asked him, whether he thought Ganguly was no longer the automatic choice for playing eleven? However, Kumble explained to him that he was not consulted before the selection committee chaired by Dilip Vengsarkar took this decision.

"Go and play domestic cricket and convey a strong message to the selectors. Around that time I could only think of one cricket tournament that was coming up, the JP Atrey Memorial Trophy in Chandigarh… I called MP Pandove, the lifeblood of the Punjab Cricket Association, to tell him I desperately needed a team to play. He was of immense help and quietly obliged me even though my request had come in at the last minute."

"I wouldn’t let anyone else decide my future anymore. I wouldn’t go through the ordeal again. I had had enough! Yes, I was angry. After reaching Bengaluru, I informed Kumble that my mind was made up and I would announce shortly," writes Ganguly.

"I felt extremely agitated. That is when I told my father that I needed to call it a day. Enough was enough. My father was a bit surprised. In the past when Greg Chappell had kept me out of the team and I was desperately fighting to claw my way back, he had wanted me to retire, unable to bear his son’s struggle," Ganguly further writes.