After winning his first series award in six years, Sourav Ganguly today said
that both his personal form and that of the Indian team were peaking at the right
time for the World Cup.
"We are going into the World Cup with the right frame
of mind. We will get similar wickets in the West Indies and it is good
that the players are in good form. This is a good outfit," Ganguly said
after helping India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory with an unbeaten 58.
Ganguly capped his fairy-tale return to the Indian side by
bagging man of the series award for his 168 runs from three innings against
Sri Lanka.
The last time the 34-year-old won the man of the series award
was on the tour of the West Indies in 2001-02 and his last man of the match
performance came at the ICC Champions Trophy in England in 2004
against Kenya.
"It is good to win back-to-back tournaments, against West
Indies and Sri Lanka," the Prince of Kolkata said.
"I have been playing well consistently and scoring runs
when required. Since the South Africa series I have been getting runs.
It has been going well." Ganguly played his knock in two parts after retiring
early in the innings due to cramps before returning to the crease after the
fall of second wicket.
"I did not sleep last night and I bowled six overs which
I had not done in a long while," Ganguly reasoned.
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