India, June 26 -- Most old wounds heal with time, but in Sourav Ganguly's case, it seems the Greg Chappell chapter will always remain one of the most bitter experiences of his life. How else do you explain that, even 20 years after the Chappell Ganguly saga unfolded, the former India captain refuses to forgive the Australian for what transpired during those 12 tumultuous months in 2005-06? Chappell barely seems to exist for Ganguly. In fact, Ganguly revealed that when the former Australia coach reached out to him in February, seeking his support for a petition urging medical care for the jailed Imran Khan, the former BCCI chief did not reply.

"Yes, but I don't answer him," Ganguly told senior sports journalist Gautam Bhattacharya on the ...