Not as youth cricketer but as a professional player he did play couple of seasons for Mohun Bagan Cricket team. And he has a life membership of Mohun Bagan Athletic. Although his father, late Chandi Ganguly, one of the most respected sports administrators to come out of Kolkata, hold honorary life membership for both the giants.
and i also remeber in 2000s in newspapers seeing sourav ganguly training with Mohun Bagan football team wearing mohun bagan jersey during NFL or I league. i think they were going in a bad phase. so he came along to give motivation.
also till today these newspapers show big size picture of virat kohli/rohit sharma/ishant sharma/shahid afridi/andrew flintoff playing football in cricket training but never show actual football players training or even playing the big match. this kinda irritated me.
my first question was why are crikceters playing football in cricket training.
Administrative malfunctioning marred East Bengal’s ISL entry hope: Alejandro Menendez
He had to leave midway. He came to conquer and left his work unfinished. And he has regrets of his own. Now he wants to come back to finish his ‘project’. Alejandro Menendez Garcia now speaks up on the eve of first ever Kolkata derby in the ISL.
In an exclusive chat with Indian Express, he reveals his aspirations, dreams and projects he would like to work on.
Apart from football, what does Kolkata mean to you?
My Kolkata experience has been very positive. I have always been comfortable in the city. I have felt loved and I lived there with the feeling that I would stay for a long time, although in the end it was not like that. The fans have always made me feel at home. And despite being in Spain, every day I receive messages from fans who keep showing me their love. I will be eternally grateful.
What is your message to East Bengal fans ahead of the Kolkata derby?
Well, the best way to encourage the team, the players and the coaching staff is for them to continue supporting the team even if they cannot be in the stadium. That helps the players a lot. They have to get that heat from the fans. The team has to see that they are proud of them.
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Derby fever in my city, Durgapur!!
Administrative malfunctioning marred East Bengal’s ISL entry hope: Alejandro Menendez
He had to leave midway. He came to conquer and left his work unfinished. And he has regrets of his own. Now he wants to come back to finish his ‘project’. Alejandro Menendez Garcia now speaks up on the eve of first ever Kolkata derby in the ISL.
In an exclusive chat with Indian Express, he reveals his aspirations, dreams and projects he would like to work on.
Apart from football, what does Kolkata mean to you?
My Kolkata experience has been very positive. I have always been comfortable in the city. I have felt loved and I lived there with the feeling that I would stay for a long time, although in the end it was not like that. The fans have always made me feel at home. And despite being in Spain, every day I receive messages from fans who keep showing me their love. I will be eternally grateful.
What is your message to East Bengal fans ahead of the Kolkata derby?
Well, the best way to encourage the team, the players and the coaching staff is for them to continue supporting the team even if they cannot be in the stadium. That helps the players a lot. They have to get that heat from the fans. The team has to see that they are proud of them.
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