Ganguly wants to coach Indian team

Published August 10, 2004

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Steve Waugh are his favourite cricketers; he wants to play for another four to five years and thereafter wishes to become Indian team's coach.

Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly revealed this and much more in an interview. He rates India's win in Test match against Australia at Adelaide as his best match even ahead of great win against same opponents at Kolkata in 2001.

"They were a special side, a strong team - indeed the best," he told Reader's Digest magazine. Ganguly said he had not thought of retirement and was keen to play for another four to five years and help India scale new heights.

"I have not even thought of retirement. I want to play for another four, five years. I want to take Indian cricket forward and concentrate on more wins for India. "At some stage I also want to be involved with the game, may be as a coach," said India's most successful Test captain. -Agencies

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