Comments on: The Real Great “Bong” http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-811415 Anonymous Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:29:02 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-811415 Thoroughly agree. But I still do not understand why rest of the India is so against Bengalis. Thoroughly agree. But I still do not understand why rest of the India is so against Bengalis.

]]> By: Arvind http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-731373 Arvind Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:22:05 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-731373 Mr Bong, this definitely goes as one of your best write-ups. I for one always used to think does this man deserve a place in the side, but there definitely was a time when Gangully took his foot off the accelerator and was resting more on the laurels of the Invincible Dravid and an emerging Sehwag. But the inputs you have about Sachin and friends, a reincarnation of swami and friends almost after a century and Azar's persistence of VPR are very astute. You however did not make a mention of the era when Karnataka was team India, courtesy one of India's finest batsmen was at the helm of BCCI, else you cannot fathom the fact that players like David Johnson, Vijay Bharadwaj and even Surjit Somsunder found a place in the Indian team. The zenith point was the emphasis on a leader not disintegrating when his own performance lets him down, which on retrospection never seemed to be the case with Saurav. Publish this Article elsewhere, in case you already haven’t and Ganguly can win a Lok Sabha seat even from West Mumbai, knowing how emotion mass hysteria rules the discernment of we Indians. Mr Bong, this definitely goes as one of your best write-ups. I for one always used to think does this man deserve a place in the side, but there definitely was a time when Gangully took his foot off the accelerator and was resting more on the laurels of the Invincible Dravid and an emerging Sehwag. But the inputs you have about Sachin and friends, a reincarnation of swami and friends almost after a century and Azar’s persistence of VPR are very astute. You however did not make a mention of the era when Karnataka was team India, courtesy one of India’s finest batsmen was at the helm of BCCI, else you cannot fathom the fact that players like David Johnson, Vijay Bharadwaj and even Surjit Somsunder found a place in the Indian team.

The zenith point was the emphasis on a leader not disintegrating when his own performance lets him down, which on retrospection never seemed to be the case with Saurav.

Publish this Article elsewhere, in case you already haven’t and Ganguly can win a Lok Sabha seat even from West Mumbai, knowing how emotion mass hysteria rules the discernment of we Indians.

]]> By: Anonymous http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-705283 Anonymous Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:51:52 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-705283 I dont know wat this topic is goin on but if u see the record from 97 to 00 he was the highest run getter for india before his captaincy more number of centuries even sachin I dont know wat this topic is goin on but if u see the record from 97 to 00 he was the highest run getter for india before his captaincy more number of centuries even sachin

]]> By: Alokendu Choudhury http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-653927 Alokendu Choudhury Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:30:39 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-653927 Just one thing that goes on to prove the point; No matter what Indian people say about Saurav (bad of course) but when it comes to captaincy they all and i mean all (BCCI included) want a captain like Ganguly...who wants to lookinto the eye of the storm and say Hi!! and when it comes to Indian public looking for Six they want to see a Six hit like Ganguly does. Curse him, abuse him, do whatever, but at the end of the day conciously or subconciously you only want player like him in every other player..no one wants a Rahul or Sachin...everyone wants a ganguly...and yes whatever people say ... he still is our best captain till date...most entertaining cricketer till date and most powerfulll cricket entity till date in Indian history..believe it or don't believe it...Saurav will stay in the heart of millions of Bongs who draw inspiration from his fighting spirit...can Sachin boast that...can Rahul boast that...rest are not worth mentioning. Bottomline is you can't take anything away from this BONG... Cheers... Just one thing that goes on to prove the point; No matter what Indian people say about Saurav (bad of course) but when it comes to captaincy they all and i mean all (BCCI included) want a captain like Ganguly…who wants to lookinto the eye of the storm and say Hi!! and when it comes to Indian public looking for Six they want to see a Six hit like Ganguly does.
Curse him, abuse him, do whatever, but at the end of the day conciously or subconciously you only want player like him in every other player..no one wants a Rahul or Sachin…everyone wants a ganguly…and yes whatever people say … he still is our best captain till date…most entertaining cricketer till date and most powerfulll cricket entity till date in Indian history..believe it or don’t believe it…Saurav will stay in the heart of millions of Bongs who draw inspiration from his fighting spirit…can Sachin boast that…can Rahul boast that…rest are not worth mentioning.
Bottomline is you can’t take anything away from this BONG…
Cheers…

]]> By: Shaon http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-571089 Shaon Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:21:13 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-571089 As a bengali, I guess have the same magical inexplicable fondness for Sourav, as most of my bengali friends do. But that doesn't mean I curse the rest of the communities, much like some the the ones who have posted their comments have done. Wonder where all the hatred come from? And I like the article. Indeed a treat as I could relate to most of it.....except the "Bong" word in the title. 'Bangali' sounds so much nicer :) As a bengali, I guess have the same magical inexplicable fondness for Sourav, as most of my bengali friends do. But that doesn’t mean I curse the rest of the communities, much like some the the ones who have posted their comments have done. Wonder where all the hatred come from?
And I like the article. Indeed a treat as I could relate to most of it…..except the “Bong” word in the title. ‘Bangali’ sounds so much nicer :)

]]> By: Sudipto http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-487953 Sudipto Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:30:17 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-487953 Arnab, That was heart wrenching man I always respected DADA, today after reading u r write up .. i was touched.. Great stuff man.. Arnab, That was heart wrenching man
I always respected DADA, today after reading u r write up .. i was touched..

Great stuff man..

]]> By: Raj http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-190179 Raj Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:02:58 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-190179 "......his greatest legacy will remain the fact that he has taught Indian cricketers to look the opposition in the eye". Completely agree with you there. Apart from the well known shirt waving incident, he was the only Indian captain who had the gall to make an opposing captain of Steve Waugh's calibre wait for the toss. With his ouster, the concept of aggression left the Indian team forever. “……his greatest legacy will remain the fact that he has taught Indian cricketers to look the opposition in the eye”. Completely agree with you there. Apart from the well known shirt waving incident, he was the only Indian captain who had the gall to make an opposing captain of Steve Waugh’s calibre wait for the toss. With his ouster, the concept of aggression left the Indian team forever.

]]> By: Ranjan Chakravarty http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-187520 Ranjan Chakravarty Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:23:48 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-187520 @All: Time we reignited this, don't you think? In light of recent events I have cause to think it'd be a good idea to revisit this. @All: Time we reignited this, don’t you think? In light of recent events I have cause to think it’d be a good idea to revisit this.

]]> By: ash http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-151261 ash Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:05:45 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-151261 All the above blog is crap.....as indian cricket team has broken my heart "n" number of times....as from seemingly winning situations..they have thrown their bat away...sometimes..i feel like exploding my TV set..but cant...never keep faith in this Indian team...but watch and enjoy them from distance.....to avoid..heart attack..... From well wisher (India) All the above blog is crap…..as indian cricket team has broken my heart “n” number of times….as from seemingly winning situations..they have thrown their bat away…sometimes..i feel like exploding my TV set..but cant…never keep faith in this Indian team…but watch and enjoy them from distance…..to avoid..heart attack…..

From well wisher (India)

]]> By: incognito http://greatbong.net/2005/02/21/the-real-great-bong/#comment-147783 incognito Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:15:00 +0000 http://greatbong.net/?p=35#comment-147783 i hate bengali people dam fish brethed idiots who just piss me off i hate bengali people dam fish brethed idiots who just piss me off

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