Is Dada A Dodo?

MAGAZINE: 03 October, 2005

OUTLOOK-CFORE SURVEY

Is Dada a Dodo?

Fifty-eight per cent say Ganguly should go. Chappell does not get the benefitof the doubt either.

Did Greg Chappell do the right thing in suggesting that Ganguly sit out and let Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif play the Test match?
All figures in %	Yes	No	Can't say
	63	30	7
Delhi	70	29	1
Mumbai	77	20	3
Calcutta	31	65	4
Chennai	53	32	15
Bangalore	68	26	6
Hyderabad	58	28	14

Do you think senior players like Ganguly, Laxman, Kumble are frustrated under Chappell?
	41	36	23
Delhi	49	38	13
Mumbai	38	32	30
Calcutta	37	35	28
Chennai	34	40	26
Bangalore	50	32	18
Hyderabad	42	38	20

Should Saurav Ganguly step down as captain on return from Zimbabwe?
	58	38	4
Delhi	44	52	4
Mumbai	70	24	6
Calcutta	29	69	2
Chennai	68	26	6
Bangalore	62	34	4
Hyderabad	59	39	2

Did Ganguly do the right thing in revealing to the press that he had been asked to step down before the Test?
	39	56	5
Delhi	44	54	2
Mumbai	36	58	6
Calcutta	31	67	2
Chennai	40	45	15
Bangalore	44	50	6
Hyderabad	48	51	1

Is it possible for Chappell and Ganguly to work well together, or will the peace be tenuous?
	35	55	10
Delhi	27	71	2
Mumbai	40	42	18
Calcutta	27	61	12
Chennai	35	58	7
Bangalore	38	56	6
Hyderabad	43	45	12

Is Chappell in a hurry to impose his views on the team and assert his will?
	Yes		No
	53		7
Delhi	62		38
Mumbai	44		56
Calcutta	56		44
Chennai	49		51
Bangalore	54		46
Hyderabad	50		50

Methodology
Outlook- Cfore conducted the survey in six metros. A randomly selected sample of 586 persons (all cricket fans) were interviewed over September 18-19, using a structured questionnaire; 38% of the respondents were females.

Fifty-eight per cent say Ganguly should go. Chappell does not get the benefit of the doubt either.