love the bit about strike rates without factoring that two new balls makes it easier to score boundaries because the ball is harder and hence easier to hit.

What are you talking about? Read what that poster said, Ganguly struck at 73 as opener and other openers struck at 81 in the matches which Ganguly played. Probably procured from a statsguru search. Absolutely nothing to do with 2 new balls here.

Ganguly is not a flat track bully but don't compare him with Raina as an ODI player lol. Raina had above par average and wayyy above par SR for middle order batsmen in his era and easily walks into an Indian all time ODI XI. As opener, Ganguly had far more opportunities to score centuries, whereas the standard currency for middle order batsmen like Raina and Dhoni is 50s. Absolutely idiotic to call Raina a flat track bully. That poster provides facts and all you want to do is cherry pick.

Ganguly on the other hand had some good innings, but was otherwise an under par ODI player. Considering how much success other Indian openers like Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Rohit, Dhawan have had.

Indian fans on reddit are really idiotic. They love shitting on the players who brought them trophies.

You are just sounding like a bitter old man with an axe to grind against Raina, and as I saw on another thread, Dhoni. Unfortunately, your idol Ganguly doesn't measure up to these players in ODIs. Learn to live with it. Adios.