New Delhi, July 28: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly believes the experience of the Australia tour last winter will have matured and helped the likes of Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and others for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
Fatigue factor
So much overdose of cricket is also going to bring in fatigue to the players, which happened just before Zimbabwe when regular skippers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kohli, among others, decided not to go to Africa. But Ganguly's take is that in modern sport, players should get used to it.
"Fatigue is going to be there. Nowadays, cricket is played throughout the year. A professional sportsperson has to manage it today. A life of a sportsperson is approximately 14-15 years long and fatigue will be a part of it, but they have to manage that," said Ganguly, who played 311 One-Day Internationals.
"Every professional sportsperson goes through this. I was at the Wimbledon some time back and I saw Roger Federer play. He is playing throughout the year as well -- at the French Open, Cincinnati Open and several other tournaments. A professional has to manage these days."
Running from pillar to post
Ganguly is part of a four-member working group which will give recommendations to the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council (GC) following the suspension of two franchises. He is also on the BCCI advisory committee and a member of the IPL GC. With so many duties to perform, how does the former India left-handed batsman manage his time?
"I am also the joint secretary of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), so you can well imagine. It is tough trying to manage everything, all these duties. I am also nominated in honorary positions at several places," said the 43-year-old Kolkata-resident.
"To add to it, I also have to manage my personal work which takes a lot of time. I am literally running from pillar to post but in the end, I am somehow being able to manage it."
IANS