<p>Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today clarified that he never suggested through his comments that VVS Laxman does not enjoy captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's support.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Laxman stunned cricket fraternity yesterday by announcing his sudden retirement. The timing of Laxman's retirement shocked many as he was picked in the squad for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand.<br /><br />Ganguly was quoted as saying in media that had Laxman enjoyed support of his skipper Dhoni, situation could have been different for him.<br /><br />However, Ganguly today said, he did not mean what media suggested of his comments.<br /><br />"I would like to place on record that part of my comment on VVS Laxman's efforts to get in touch with skipper MS Dhoni was misconstrued. What I did say was, 'In cricket at times you need to be available 24x7 as a captain'. It no way implied that Laxman doesn't enjoy his skipper's support or suggest that the situation would have been different (for Laxman) had he enjoyed the skipper's support," Ganguly said.<br /><br />Ganguly had also lashed out at the selectors, especially chief selector K Srikkanth for the communication gap between them and the players.</p>
<p>Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today clarified that he never suggested through his comments that VVS Laxman does not enjoy captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's support.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Laxman stunned cricket fraternity yesterday by announcing his sudden retirement. The timing of Laxman's retirement shocked many as he was picked in the squad for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand.<br /><br />Ganguly was quoted as saying in media that had Laxman enjoyed support of his skipper Dhoni, situation could have been different for him.<br /><br />However, Ganguly today said, he did not mean what media suggested of his comments.<br /><br />"I would like to place on record that part of my comment on VVS Laxman's efforts to get in touch with skipper MS Dhoni was misconstrued. What I did say was, 'In cricket at times you need to be available 24x7 as a captain'. It no way implied that Laxman doesn't enjoy his skipper's support or suggest that the situation would have been different (for Laxman) had he enjoyed the skipper's support," Ganguly said.<br /><br />Ganguly had also lashed out at the selectors, especially chief selector K Srikkanth for the communication gap between them and the players.</p>