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Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said that eh was shocked to find Laxman saying at the press conference that the latter ‘found it difficult to reach Dhoni”.

Former captain said, “A skipper should be available for his players 24 hours. I don`t know why Dhoni does this… But I think situation would have been different, if Laxman had got Dhoni`s support.”

Further, Ganguly said, “Making this sound like a farewell series (for Laxman) does not make any sense. It`s a fantastic decision… By this he has sent a loud and clear message to the selectors.”

Ganguly said, “Srikkanth has a big problem in communicating. A player like Laxman would not train so hard just to keep himself fit for two Tests. If they (selectors) conveyed their opinion to Laxman earlier, this situation would not have surfaced. Why they stretched till August? Probably, the selectors` judgment has hurt him (Laxman) the most.”

Ganguly feels that it was really a tough decision to quit from International Cricket. Laxman was not at his best during the Australia series, but at the same time some young players like captain Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sherma failed to perform in Australia.

Ganguly said, “I was doing commentary in that series. It was green-top all the way and Ishant could take only five wickets from four Test matches. If Laxman is singled out, then why not others?”