Nothing is impossible, series still open: Ganguly

Ganguly, who opened the innings today but made four runs in India’s total of 108, has managed just 18 runs in the three one-day matches played so far.

Attributing the five-wicket defeat to the inability of his batsmen to “put runs up on the board,” the captain said his men would have to find a way out of the sticky situation they have landed in.

“They have to find a way out. They have been successful on pitches similar to these and they should work their way out,” he said. A reference to the pitch drew a terse remark from the Indian skipper. “Everyone has watched the match on television and should form their own judgement about the conditions. I would not like to get into the details.”

But Ganguly said despite the team being 0-3 down, it would still go all out for a series win in the one-dayers. “Nothing is impossible. It is still an open series. It is a tough road ahead of us but we will try our best.”

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming seemed a satisfied man, giving credit to his bowlers for making inroads into the famed Indian batting line-up. Man of the match, Darryl Tuffey, who conceded just 11 runs off 10 overs and took two wickets, came in for special praise from Fleming.

“He is starting very well, and others just follow. He is building up an expectation among the bowlers that he is going to get them a good start”, Fleming said. On the World Cup squad which was likely to be announced later today, Fleming said he had not had the opportunity to confer with the national selectors as they were very busy.