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Sourav Ganguly: age is an issue only in India

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In The Telegraph, Lokendra Pratap Sahi interviews former Team India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly in Colombo on Ajantha Mendis, India’s chances in the Test series and his own plans for retirement

Q You were the MoM in the last Test we played (versus South Africa, in Kanpur)… That must be a source of strength in the lead-up to the newest series…

A Yes, but not just that Test against South Africa… I draw strength from my performances in Test cricket since my comeback at the Wanderers in December 2006 (1,571 runs at an average of 50-plus). Hopefully, I can carry on in the same manner.

Q Having been away from international cricket for some months (not getting to play a role in the tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan), it’s a comeback of sorts for you in the Team India environment. Does it take time to adjust?

It’s not a comeback of sorts… I don’t see it that way… But, yes, I’ve not been a part of the one-day team this year… That’s the reality.

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Another milestone waiting for Tendulkar in Tests

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Sachin Tendulkar is just 172 runs short of overtakingt Brian Lara’s world Test runs record of 11,953 runs. The three-test series against Sri Lanka begins on July 23. Hindustan Times has the story. 

The Indian cricket team, set to embark on a tour of Sri Lanka, is all too aware of a historic landmark that Sachin Tendulkar is poised to achieve, but the upper most thought would be to win the series, according to skipper Anil Kumble.

Tendulkar needs another 172 runs to overhaul the retired Brian Lara’s record of 11,953 runs in Tests. At present, the 35-year old Tendulkar, playing his 20th international season, is on 11,782 and is expected to get past the West Indian’s milestone.

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Yet, corporate India remains unimpressed as a growing number of brands, including Pepsi, begin dumping Sachin as their brand endorser. Rina Chandran has that story in Reuters.

PepsiCo has ended a 10-year relationship with Sachin Tendulkar, reportedly because the beverage giant felt the master batsman, at 35 and in indifferent form, is not as big a youth magnet as he used to be.

Also, at 40-50 million rupees a year (about $1 million), he was a tad pricey.

Pepsi, which recently also parted ways with former captains Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly, has signed on such young cricketers as Ishant Sharma and Rohit Sharma for its “youngistan” campaign, targeted at a younger demographic in a country where half the population is below the age of 25 years.

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