Saqlain Mushtaq's words of praise for Sourav Ganguly is unmissable

Saqlain Mushtaq has come forward and praised former Indian skipper and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on his Youtube channel. At same time, Saqlain has also admitted that he had absolutely clue about how Ganguly was during ir playing days.

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Saqlain Mushtaq's words of praise for Sourav Ganguly

''Sourav Ganguly has done a tremendous job when he was captaining India and I am sure that he will go a long way in taking game of cricket in his country forward as BCCI President. All best and go ahead," said Saqlain Mushtaq.

Meanwhile, he also praised ir cricketing rivalry and passionate cricket fans and n made a huge statement about what used to happen when arch-rivals were on ground.

 ''When we used to play, re used to be a tremendous amount of passion from both sides. Even fans used to make ir presence felt. re used to be some misunderstandings as well, and even I have been a part of it. However, all se were only limited to ground. Once match got over, we all used to put m behind us," he added. I have never had a misunderstanding with Sourav (Ganguly). To be honest I had idea what kind of a human being he is. We were never really close to each or during our playing days. I have bowled to him a lot and we used to greet each or as well. I knew his attitude and body langu as well."

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Saqlain Mushtaq on how he got to kw Ganguly closely

''When India had toured England, I was playing for Sussex. y had a three-day practice match in Sussex. Sourav was t playing that match but I was playing. Sussex had won toss and decided to bat. I think this had happened somewhere around 2005-06. I had undergone major surgeries on both my knees. I was bed-ridden for 36-37 weeks and was both down as well as depressed. Cricket seemed to get away from my life. I was making a comeback in that three-day match post-injury, Sourav had come to watch that match. When Sussex were batting, Sourav had seen me from balcony. I did t see him because our dressing room was facing opposite direction. Ganguly had n come to our dressing room and offered me a cup of coffee and enquired about my knees, life, family. n we just started talking. He sat with me for 40 minutes and ended up winning my heart''.

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