Good Bye Maharaj

Well The day has come and gone , 7th November 2008 was the last time saw Sourav Ganguly walk out wearing the India cap.As i got my today and saw the videos on you tube which showed Dada celebrating his last win as an Indian player , my mind went back just a year back when last November around this time Dada had cracked his 1st double hundred , his 1st hundred at Eden gardens and ended with the man of the series award as India beat Pakistan.Last DEC he played his 100th test and was in the form of his life .One year later his enthralling journey has come to an end.But hold on did it really deserve to end right now .Didn't he end his last series averaging more than 50 against the best team in the world.These questions are hard to answer .The thing about saurav has been his up and down journey as a cricketer which has enthralled us all.People like Kumble , Tendulkar appear super human and super men whose feats we can only dream about achieving .Even saurav has been a genius like them , but his journey has been much more enthralling .He has been the rebel who signalled a new India by waving his shirt at lords , the patriot who fought against the invader Greg Chapell to defend India's honour , the genius who played some enchanting knocks.One last memory i have about him is his one day comeback innings against west indies in Feb 2007 when he made 98 which was a truly magical innings.I was watching that match with my grandpa .I still remember my grandpa's beaming face as he watched saurav bat like a magician.That was the last time my grandpa watched a cricket match as he passed away a few weeks later , but his beaming face and sauravs brilliant batting that day have left a lasting impression on me.Thank you Maharajah