Sourav Ganguly was fed up, says Srikkanth

END OF AN ERA: Sourav Ganguly decided to end his career with his head held high.

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"I'm not surprised since such a possibility was doing the rounds. It looked very much on the cards. I think he thus became a forerunner among the senior players and I hope he went on his own terms," he added.

The spin legend, however, appealed to all to treat senior players with lot more respect.

"We've to deal with them with lot more compassion and respect. Players like Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are great cricketers and should not be ridiculed," he said.

World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev also hailed the decision and said the country was proud of him.

"We all enjoyed his batting and his passion for the game. I would not mourn his retirement but would recall the joy he gave us all with his game.

"I hope he plays a gem of a knock against Australia and makes us proud. We are anyway proud of whatever he has done for the country," Kapil said.

Like Bedi, Kapil also urged everyone not to pressurise senior players and said, "It's a very difficult decision for any player. It's unfair to put pressure on anyone. I don't understand the logic behind this debate on senior players' retirements. Why don't people talk about Board officials' retirement with the same fervour? Nobody knows the pain a player goes through while deciding to quit. I think we should let the great players decide it themselves," Kapil added.

Kapil also felt that Ganguly proved a point by making a successful comeback after being dumped by the then India coach Greg Chappell.

"Outsiders don't understand the feeling of our people, the kind of respect we have for these players. I think that he made a comeback and proved himself all over again made it clear that he should not have been thrown out in the first place. He made a point and proved people wrong," Kapil added.

For ex-India pacer Javagal Srinath, it was a bold decision by his former captain.