Sourav Ganguly backs Virendar Sehwag to make a comeback, calls him the best opener after Sunil Gavaskar

FILE PHOTO: Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag

When asked about how seasoned players like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who are currently out of the Indian squad, can make a comeback, former Indian cricketer and captain, Sourav Ganguly had this to say in a recent interview with NDTV.

“[It's] Difficult to say, but whoever performs well [will make a comeback], as this is a selection based on performance. The young players have done well, especially in England and the West Indies, but that’s not the end of everything.

“In sport, you can’t predict what is going to happen six months down the line. I am once again going to say that these are great players. Yuvraj SIngh has been India’s great ODI player, Virender Sehwag is probably the best opening batsman I have seen after Sunil Gavaskar, his records speak about his ability.

“Sehwag is 32-33, you can’t write them off. Will they make a comeback, only time will tell because it depends on how they play and how many runs they get.

“People like [Shikhar] Dhawan and [Murali] Vijay came to the squad because guys like Sehwag and Gambhir failed. So that’s a rule in sports, if you don’t get runs, somebody else walks in.

“Once again I say, you can’t write off such great players. You forgot Zaheer Khan’s name… Yuvraj Singh in ODI, Harbhajan in both forms of the game, so they need to wait for the opportunity.”