Was misquoted: Sourav Ganguly denies calling Virender Sehwag's 'setting' comments 'foolish'

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said that Virender Sehwag "spoke foolishly" when he claimed that "lack of setting" cost him the national team chief coach's job.

"I've got nothing to say. Sehwag spoke foolishly (bokar moton boleche)," said Ganguly, one of three members of the Cricket Advisory Committee that picked Ravi Shastri ahead of Sehwag and others as head coach, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Sehwag, as he always does, took to Twitter on Saturday to share a cryptic message with his followers. "Har kisi ko safai mat do , aap insaan ho , washing powder nahin (No need to issue clarifications to everyone. You're a human being, not a washing powder)," wrote Viru. Was this a dig at Dada? Your guess is as good as ours.

Here's his tweet:

Har kisi ko safai mat do , aap insaan ho , washing powder nahin !

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 16, 2017

Sehwag had in a TV interview claimed that he did not become the head coach because of lack of "setting" (common slang for hobnobbing with decision-makers). The swashbuckling former opener also had said he was misled by a section of the BCCI into applying for the post.

Dada, on his part, put out a tweet himself. That too barely ten minutes after Sehwag did. "My quote on Sehwag completely false ..right quote ..Sehwag very dear to me .will speak to him soon," wrote Ganguly.

Here's his tweet:

My quote on Sehwag completely false ..right quote ..Sehwag very dear to me .will speak to him soon ..

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) September 16, 2017

Meanwhile, Ganguly, sounded confident of a full house at the Eden Gardens during the second India-Australia ODI on September 21 despite concerns that the onset of Durga Puja season could be a dampener. "All complimentary tickets of 25,000 is gone. We have also sold about 15,000 tickets out of the available 30,000. We still have five days left," Ganguly said. The Durga Puja season is beginning with Mahalaya on September 19.

(Inputs from PTI)