Ganguly wants Srinath to reconsider Test retirement

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly wants fast bowler Javagal Srinath to reverse his decision to retire from Test cricket.

"I've seen a lot of people come back from retirement and I keep my fingers crossed with Jav," Ganguly said after India's four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday.

"We still want him to play for India, he's still got a lot of cricket to offer and I hope he changes his mind."

Srinath announced his retirement from Test cricket in June, at the age of 32, after returning from a series in the West Indies where he took just 13 wickets in five Tests.

His 232 wickets in 64 Tests, make him India's second most prolific fast bowler behind Kapil Dev with 434 wickets.

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