Ganguly the most aggressive and successful captain India has ever had will be playing his last test match in Nagpur. Its been a long and eventful journey for Ganguly starting with a brilliant hundred in England and gaining strength on every encounter to finally take over captaincy and rest is history.
Ganguly stands apart for his natural leadership and the strong decision making capability which transformed the team in believing in them self. He was the most aggressive captain India has ever had, he never chose to keeps things with himself and showed the world that he is a fierce competitor and enjoys every bit of it (can any one forget the stripping of t-shirt in the lords !!). He made things very comfortable for the youngsters and he was instrumental in the successful carriers of Harbajan,Youraj,Sehwag,Dhoni and Zaheer. He also managed his senior partners well, that they were never felt ignored and not wanted. The high point is the oversees victory's and taking the team to Worlcup finals in South Africa.
Ganguly was always pegged by the critics for taking selection matters to his hands and made changes as he liked but that was his strength. Ganguly some how pursued the selection panel to get the team he wanted and also enjoyed the board backing to do that. As a player he was immensely successful in both formats of the game, i personally feel that he was more successful in ODI when compared to the tests. In his long carrier he has picked few important wickets which mostly were very vital in the context of the game.
One aspect on Ganguly i really admire is the fearlessness, he never chose to hide his emotions. I doubt if any other player would have come out so strongly against the national coach and still fight back to find his place in the team. Team India was fortunate to have a leader like Ganguly, who just transformed the way the game was played in India.
I wish him all success and sure he will soon start the second innings as Team India Coach.
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Dada "You Beauty" - One of the best modern day cricketer. The best captain India has had so far. Took over the captains reign in a most crucial stage of Indian cricket, and handled the responsibility in a very brilliant manner. He was instrumental in reforming the team as a unit after few bad incidents in Azhar's final days. He along with Wright did some miracle to Team India which brought India from the second tier to the first tier in international cricket. India will definitely miss his experience on the field. Hope he is instrumental in winning the match & the series for the country in Nagpur. A warm farewell Dada!!
Hope dada finishes his journey in style by scoring century.. as the way he stormed into the cricketing arena. The viewers will surely miss his silky cover drive, his fierce square cut which sometimes goes over the rope, his ugly but still effective heave over the midwicket and over all things.. his really huge sixers while coming down the track for left arm spinners. Hope dada renders his services to indian cricket even after retiring.
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