Is Ganguly's time up?

There has been a lot of talk recently about phasing out the veterans of Indian cricket - or shall we say the "fab four". Except Tendulkar and Ganguly, the other two have not been able to feature in the ODI team. But after the recent success in Sri Lanka with a young and energetic team, it looks like Ganguly might not be a regular as well. Now, the Indian selectors seem to indicate that he might not make the cut for the test team as well.

Saurav Ganguly has been left out of the Rest of India squad for the Irani trophy. This could definitely be seen as a sign from the selectors that they are slowly phasing out the aging middle order veterans. Mohammad Kaif makes a return in Ganguly's place. Ganguly has not been in the best of form lately and he has been sloppy in his fielding as well. Kaif has not been the most consistent performer and has been in and out of the team. This might be a good chance to prove himself. After all, he is a great fielder and it would be a definite advantage to have him in the team.

Source: Cricinfo