End of Dadagiri!!!!!

Knowingly or unknowingly both of my posts have contained a reference to Dada....So finally when Ganguly announced his retirement it was inevitable that i should dedicate a post to him...I dont exactly remember when i was actually fascinated by the "God on offside"...I still remember pestering my dad to take me to lumbini park on a Sunday when the prince would arrive. It was way back in 1999 or sooo....I was waiting in the line n when i finally saw him i was in awe that i was actually seeing the man himself....our meeting lasted for a couple of seconds in which he signed in my autograph book and threw it superciliously on the table between us...That quality has been wid him throughout his career which has earned him quite a few enemies... A man who has always wore his heart on his sleeve, never shied away from speaking his mind out watever the consequences...probably no one in Indian cricket evokes such emotions as this man....he taught the indian team to play to win...A lot of stupid things have been said by absolute nicompoops who cant even match the stature that Ganguly commands.....Love him or hate himmm...U just cannot ignore him...who can forget the sahara cup moments in toronto or for that matter the dancing before carting left arm spinners or the piercing of the offside with 8 fielders...Itz ironic as well as justice that the youngsters that he so furiously supported have been knocking on his heels.....The timing of his announcement coudnt have come at a much better time...Hope the bengal tiger goes out on a high....