Regretting that selection panel chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth had problem in communicating, Ganguly said the selectors should have informed Laxman in advance much before the selection of the team for New Zealand that they wanted it to be his farewell series.

“You can’t expect a player like Laxman to train hard to keep himself fit for only two Tests. I am surprised the selectors divulged the matter only this month. And this I think has hurt him very much,” he said.