Srinath Says He'd Have 'Banned' Sourav Ganguly For Making Steve Waugh Wait In 2001

Srinath Says He'd Have 'Banned' Sourav Ganguly For Making Steve Waugh Wait In 2001

Javagal Srinath said he would have punished Sourav Ganguly for making Steve Waugh wait for the toss in 2001.

Javagal Srinath has said he would have punished Sourav Ganguly for making Steve Waugh wait for the toss during the 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at Eden Gardens had he been the match referee.

Playing at his home ground, Ganguly famously arrived late for the toss, leaving Waugh irritated. The incident came during a memorable series that India won 2-1 after losing the opening Test. It was seen as an act of gamesmanship — a young leader of an underrated Indian side puffing his chest in front of the skipper of one of the great cricket teams, symbolically showing himself important in a way.