<p>"Dirty politics played was by the private players during the two-day IPL player auction in Bangalore' recently," Urban Development Minister Asok Bhattacharya alleged.<br />"It's most unfair for a player of Sourav's stature. Throughout his career he had been a victim of conspiracy, otherwise he could have turned up for another couple of years for the country," the minister said.<br /><br />"Has 'dada', my most favourite cricketer, not been the most successful Indian cricket captain till date?" the Minister, who enjoys personal rapport with the former Kolkata Knight Riders icon, asked.<br /><br />Ganguly, who captained KKR in the inaugural and 2009 season, was completely ignored in two rounds of players' auction for the fourth edition starting April 8.<br /><br />KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan yesterday said leaving out Ganguly from the team was a decision taken by the "cricketing brains" of the franchise and not by him.</p>
<p>"Dirty politics played was by the private players during the two-day IPL player auction in Bangalore' recently," Urban Development Minister Asok Bhattacharya alleged.<br />"It's most unfair for a player of Sourav's stature. Throughout his career he had been a victim of conspiracy, otherwise he could have turned up for another couple of years for the country," the minister said.<br /><br />"Has 'dada', my most favourite cricketer, not been the most successful Indian cricket captain till date?" the Minister, who enjoys personal rapport with the former Kolkata Knight Riders icon, asked.<br /><br />Ganguly, who captained KKR in the inaugural and 2009 season, was completely ignored in two rounds of players' auction for the fourth edition starting April 8.<br /><br />KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan yesterday said leaving out Ganguly from the team was a decision taken by the "cricketing brains" of the franchise and not by him.</p>