‘He needs to speak out and get some support'

The news that Sourav Ganguly had said that he was asked to resign the Indian captaincy on the eve of the Bulawayo Test, and Cricinfo's subsequent editorial on the issue, attracted record feedback. Here is a selection of your emails. If you would like to have your say then please email us.

Ganguly belongs to the hall of fame which includes the likes of Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Bedi, Vishwanath, Vengsarkar, Amarnath, Prasanna et al. But it is time that Ganguly, if he wishes to continue in the present team, proves himself and what better way to do that than to go back to Ranji Trophy cricket. One century on a placid wicket against a weak bowling attack doesn't prove anything. The Indian team is more important than a person, no matter what the record books say about that person. Lakshmi Challa Florida

Let Ganguly be India's vice-captain. Keith Massay UK

I guess everyone will agree that a team of 10 good players is better than 11 individual performers. Ganguly has been the only Indian captain in history to mould a team out of individual players. If not for anything else, Ganguly deserves a place in the team for that. When people say that Ganguly should step down for the likes of Yuvraj and Kaif, I must remind them that the same Yuvraj and Kaif have had long bad patches and they are today in the team because of Ganguly's backing. He backed them because he believed that they had potential. Does Ganguly himself not deserve the same backing from the public and the media? And lastly, even if people believe that he should be replaced, do we have better players to replace him with. When Venugopal Rao and J P Yadav can play in the Indian side, is a place for Ganguly so unimaginable? Shobhit Aggarwal India

Chappell has been appointed coach for the Indian cricket team and he should focus on that. He seems to be crossing his jurisdiction getting involved in matters like the selection of captain and the team -- there is no harm in an informal consultation by a captain for selection of the final eleven with the coach, but nothing beyond that. The BCCI needs to intervene immediately and deal with the conflict between the captain and the coach. If this conflict persists, it would hurt the very soul of our team. Ram Chopra Toronto

Ganguly should go. Chappell knows what he is doing. Eshwar India

It is sad to see that even the media is taking sides. Cricinfo is probably the only media outlet which has reported fairly on the issue. Observation is something very different from judgment. And I don't really understand as to why the media is taking potshots at Chappell. Chappell is an honest guy, and he should be given the best team if he wants to make any meaningful contribution to Indian cricket. Partha India

Ganguly has done enough damage to the Indian team over the last couple of years due to his egoism and continuous failure as a batsman. It's time he should be shown his place. If Kaif has to sit out of the playing eleven, let's not talk about building the team for the next World Cup. Instead let's call it an employment exchange to keep non-performing bozos in business. Anand Chitre India

He needs to speak out and get some support. Maybe it'll help his form. Ann Singh India

It pains my heart that a person of Ganguly's stature can stoop to such a low level and unnecessarily stir a hornet's nest. It was Ganguly who originally backed Chappell as the coach of Team India. Ganguly's obsession with the captaincy, which is of course a much-prized possession, is like a small baby refusing to part with a toy. Mukul Maheshwari India

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