Ganguly taught a young Dinda a trick of gripping the ball correctly, a piece of advice the bowler followed throughout his career and went on to claim 420 wickets in First-Class cricket.
Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu in an SK Live session on Facebook, Ashoke Dinda lavished praises on his former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ganguly and said he wouldn’t be as successful without Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly was India’s captain when a young Ashoke Dinda was making his mark in Bengal cricket and pressing for a Ranji Trophy berth. The early part of Dinda’s domestic career coincided with Ganguly’s playing days. Apart from Bengal, they also represented KKR during the early IPL days and later the now defunct Pune Warriors India.
Zaheer Khan, another big influence: Ashoke Dinda
Ashoke Dinda also called Zaheer Khan another ‘big influence’ and shared an instance when the left-armer pace champion guided him to perfect the seam position.
One of India’s best fast bowlers, Zaheer Khan has had a significant impact on several fast bowlers worldwide. In 2011, James Anderson had revealed that he had learned to hide the ball from watching Zaheer during the 2007 India’s tour of England.
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