A break for whom? Dravid or Ganguly?

By John Cheeran
Desperation knows no limits.
Quite a few Sourav Ganguly supporters had hoped in the backdrop of Indian batting's collapse in Mumbai that Rahul Dravid's boys will struggle in the one-day series against England. Certainly, India did struggle but they won in New Delhi, Faridabad and Goa in convincing manner, if you are ready to admit that in limited overs, margin of victory can be as thin as one run.
The more India wins, the more desperate Calcutta caucus gets.
For the rest of India, Ganguly, as a cricketer, is dead and buried on Pakistan soil. But the sight of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir struggling at the top of the order and Sachin Tendulkar putting his shoulder right in London, makes Bengali hearts beat faster.
One of the syndication agencies, a euphemism for the racketeering of journalists, based in Calcutta, has been campaigning actively for the inclusion of Ganguly for the last four one-day matches against England.
This agency had made their hay when Ganguly was shining as Indian skipper. So what do they do? They get Dean Jones, former Australian batsman and now a television commentator, to write in his column some astonishing things!
Jones does a SWOT analysis and the Aussie writes under Opportunities that Rahul Dravid needs a break from cricket. He does not explain why Dravid should take a break from the game.
Dravid is in great form, he has led the side with vision and daring and skipper himself has no plans to take a break. But Jones prescribes the rest therapy for Indian skipper!
Jones does not stop there.
He went on to write that when Dravid takes a break, Sehwag can lead the side and to plug the gap in middle order, Ganguly should be brought back by selectors!
What logic, this is. This is the worst crap I have read in my life!
The tragedy is not that the Calcutta syndication agency spoon-fed Jones its Bring Back Ganguly idea but The Times of India ran the Jones column with the headline "Rahul Dravid needs a break."
I beleive in the dictum that a dog should not eat the other dog.
But I cannot help wondering what crime Times of India readers commit to deserve this?
Give me a break please!