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Ganguly
all praise for Yuvraj Singh Colombo,
Aug 1: Saurav Ganguly today profusely praised Yuvraj Singh for his
unbeaten 98-run knock which shaped India's 46-run victory against Sri
Lanka and hailed him as a "future prospect for India". "I
have got a lot of faith in him (Yuvraj). He is a match-winner...The way he
played today shows he is a future prospect for India," a beaming
Ganguly said. Ganguly
shot back at his detractors, who have been resenting his support and
preference for the Punjab all-rounder, saying they "should leave
Yuvraj alone" and let the youngster play his natural game. Yuvraj,
who was declared man-of-the-match, hit six fours and a six in his 110-ball
knock to resurrect India who at one time were tottering at 38 for four. The
Indian skipper also commended Yuvraj's stint with the ball in the series.
"He has bowled well in the series and today he came good with the bat
too," he said. On
today's victory, Ganguly said, "a score of anything between 225-230
is not bad considering the conditions and the wicket. The first 15 overs
are very important and our bowlers bowled well." Ganguly
admitted tomorrow's match against New Zealand "is a big one for both
of us". "It's
like a semi-final...we have won the last two matches and we hope to
continue the good form," he said. India,
who have four points from five matches, must win against New Zealand, who
are equally placed, in order to secure a berth in the final against Sri
Lanka on August 5. Sri
Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya squarely blamed the batsmen for the
defeat. "We had a good start as we picked early wickets. We did well
in restricting the Indians to a total of 227. "The
batsmen should have played with more responsibilty.. By the first 15 overs
we had lost three wickets. It was not a big score and the wicket was also
good....No excuses. We were let down by bad batting," a dejected
Jayasuriya said. The
skipper said they would try and forget this game and "come back to
play a new game altogether in the final". |
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