"I was there when he made the comments and also read his interview. It has been completely blown out of context. it was a completely harmless statement made by Sachin. He said it in a completely different context," Ganguly said on the sidelines of a programme here.

Two days back, Tendulkar had courted a controversy when he said selectors needed to give importance to a player's skills and ability to absorb pressure, rather than going by the scorebook.