Tiger roars back into squad

So, the prince of Calcutta is back in the squad. The selectors' love for new blood seems to have been bloodied by those string of bloody defeats in the recent past. And so the good old experienced masters of Indian cricket are back in the reckoning. The very very special Laxman from nowhere has become the vice-captain of the team and Ganguly is expected to be the mainstay of Indian batting lineup.
Guru Greg's experimentation with the youth seems not to have gone down well with the BCCI chief Sharad Pawar who himself has shown extraordinary interest in the team selection this time. Instead of the usual meeting in Mumbai, the venue for selection was shifted to the unsporting Delhi. Facing opposition from the MPs over Chappel's comment, the board chief, himself a shrewd politician, convened the meeting in Delhi to convey the "popular sentiment" of the political class, who are in turn the representatives of the People of India, to the selectors. Though I am happy that Ganguly has made a comeback to the team, I am not particularly pleased with the politics played over his selection. Now, the critics have all the reasons to "reason" that Ganguly's inclusion in the team owes to the perpetual tirade launched by the Left. Please, he has scored more than 15 centuries in one days and has won many games for India besides being the most successful captain. If numbers are the staple diet of politicians, shouldn't Saurav have an upper hand? He deserves to be in the team.