Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday hoped that Sourav Ganguly will do well in Pune Warriors India's match against Kolkata Knight Riders when the two teams meet here on May 5 in the marquee match of the IPL V.

Former India skippers Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid may have well past their prime, but they are matching the young cricketers shot for shot in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.

Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Wednesday, slammed suggestions in the media and views of another former captain Kapil Dev that Sachin Tendulkar should quit one-day cricket, saying that the master batsman needed no advice on this issue.

Amid calls to replace senior Indian cricketers in the wake of the debacle in Australia, former skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Tuesday said such decisions should not be based on age alone.

Former chairman Dilip Vengsarkar wonders how Mohinder Amarnath will fare as part of K Srikkanth's panel considering he has no experience as a selector.

India's whitewash against England at the Oval on Monday; their first since the 1999-2000 (0-2) loss against South Africa has been heavily crticised by former players. Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar and pace bowler Balwinder Singh Sandhu were devastated at the 0-4 whitewash.

Dilip Vengsarkar's first India captain Bishan Bedi lashed out, "To me there is no winner. Only one loser Mumbai cricket. Somehow politicians come together while cricketers fall apart.

Will Dilip Vengsarkar be able to snap the near two-decade-old stranglehold of politicians over the Mumbai Cricket Association, is the big question as the former cricketer goes into a toe-to-toe contest with Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in the elections on Friday.

Kapil Dev added fresh energy to the spirit of the Dilip Vengsarkar group ahead of Friday's highly-anticipated Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) polls.

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, who is contesting for the post of Mumbai Cricket Association President, on Wednesday announced his candidates for various positions for the July 15 polls.