Playing under Dravid is not an issue - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly has said that he does not mind playing under Rahul Dravid, the current Indian captain for the triangular series in Sri Lanka. He has also said that he was pleasantly surprised that his ban for slow over-rates had been reduced from six ODIs to four. He will now be available for selection for the game against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on August 3.

"I did not expect that the ban will be reduced so much," said Ganguly quoted by PTI. He said that as a cricketer, his sole aim was to play for India irrespective of whether he was captain or not. "I don't mind playing under anybody - be it Dravid or [Virender] Sehwag or Harbhajan [Singh]." He also said that, though he had played primarily as an opener, he did not mind batting at any position if it was in the team's interest.

Ganguly was initially banned by the ICC for six ODIs after India twice failed to bowl its 50 overs within the allotted time against Pakistan in April. The reduction to four matches came after the Indian Cricket Board argued Ganguly's case with an ICC Dispute Resolution Committee after an earlier appeal was rejected by an ICC Appeals Commisioner.

Ganguly, who did not play the last two ODIs in the series against Pakistan, has to sit out for two more matches to serve his ban. He will leave for Colombo on Sunday and join the Indian team in Dambulla before their third match of the IndianOil Cup.