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Train services in two sections of Eastern Railway were affected on Monday as irate supporters of Sourav Ganguly put up a blockade at Barasat in North 24 Parganas protesting against the left-hander's exclusion from the ODI squad for the upcoming triangular tournament in Australia.
The protestors, comprising mainly young men, started the blockade at 1005 hours local time, raising slogans demanding that Ganguly be reinducted into the team, according to an Eastern Railway spokesman.
"We want Dada back. It's a conspiracy," the protestors shouted.
As a result, train services between Barasat-Bongaon and Barasat-Hasnabad sections were affected.
The Indian selectors on Sunday dropped Ganguly and also left out two other senior pros, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, while announcing the squad for the tri-series in Australia, also involving Sri Lanka.
Incensed at Ganguly being kept out of the team, around 40 cricket buffs gathered near his residence in Behala on Sunday and raised slogans against the selectors and BCCI president Sharad Pawar.
They set fire to an effigy of Pawar and beat it with shoes and chappals.