Don't ask for spin-friendly track at Eden: Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly warns M S Dhoni

Sunil Gavaskar might have suggested that selectors should speak to Sachin Tendulkar for the master batsman's future plans, but Ganguly thought otherwise.

Giving Tendulkar the "benefit of doubt", Ganguly said: "He is desperately out of form. Barring Tendulkar, all our batsmen are in form.

"Selectors won't sit with Tendulkar nor will the Board. Only Tendulkar has the right to take a call on his career.

"He is such a great batsman, with so many runs under his belt. It's natural that one would not be having reflexes of a 25-year-old but you make it up with other skills. Tendulkar is just terribly out of form. We just hope and pray that he returns to form in the remaining two Tests."