Ganguly promises a good show in South Africa by CricketArchive staff reporter

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Player:	SC Ganguly
Event:	India in South Africa 2006/07

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DateLine: 1st December 2006

 

Recalled to the Indian team after nearly a year, a confident Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said he would bank on his experience of playing on bouncy tracks to come good in the three-match rubber in South Africa. "I'm happy to be back," Ganguly told reporters, giving restrained and cautious replies to a barrage of queries thrown at him minutes after his selection to the national squad. "My job is to go and do well. I've been playing well for ten years. I've a lot of runs behind me and experience of playing on bouncy pitches in South Africa," said the left-hander who last played in the Karachi Test in January this year.

 

"I have done very well in Australia where there is a lot of bounce. I have played with the same group of players earlier. I hope I can continue in the same way," he said at the Eden Gardens after a practice session with his Bengal teammates. However, Ganguly would not turn out for the state team in the December 1-4 home fixture against Mumbai as he has been asked by the BCCI to report in Mumbai by December 3 evening ahead of his African Safari. Asked whether he was relieved at his comeback into top flight cricket or considered the opportunity as a challenge, Ganguly answered, "every series is a challenge whether it is your first Test or any other series".