And now Sourav Ganguly has got a supporter from Pakistan. It is none other than former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq. Haq found time at an official function to hail former Indian cricket team captain Ganguly for bowing out of the game in the right time. The former Pakistan captain who is known for his massive tons in One-Day Internationals but however feels that the Bengal stalwart still have a lot in him, which could have helped the Indian side for a couple of years more. He feels that Sourav should have given a few more time to serve the country.

Inzamam-ul-Haq who was in Hyderabad for an official function related to the Indian premier League, the rebel cricket remembers Ganguly as a quality player, who never shied away from proving himself. This was evident at evident occasions in his career. The decision being his personal choice doesn’t require any clarifications or explanations. But still Inzamam feels that the time chosen by Ganguly to say good bye to international cricket is appropriate.

It was two days back; the most successful captain of the Indian side had announced his retirement amidst speculations over the Fab Four’s future in the team. Ganguly had openly come out against authorities of forcing him to move out. He had even gone to the extend of saying that some top heads were after his cricket life for the past couple of years. Ganguly’s comment that many players in the present team are more conscious of hair style than scoring runs have found many takers in two days.

Inzamam, the skipper of Lahore Badshahs team in the ICL, is confident lifting this year’s trophy. He sounded confident of future of ICL, and added that it is not against the ICC. He feels the tournament is a budding ground for young talents in the country, which will help the sport of cricket in coming years. Inzamam, the 38-year-old Pakistan right hand batsman has 8,000 runs from 120 Tests in his credit.

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