Saurav Ganguly, the prince of Kolkata was once known as the undisputed king of Indian Cricket team. Once at the helm of his career, led his country with lot of pride and zest. He took over the captaincy from Mohammed Azaruddin, when the Indian team was in a complete disarray and state of shock. The match fixing scandal had literally rocked the nation and the avid cricket bugs. He had to start all over again with a completely new team. He did not buckle down admist immense pressure and forged the Indian team towards success. His record speaks for him. His flaunt attitude was somtimes being adjudged as arrogance and over-confidence. He started of his careeer as a fine left-hander, who on his day could demoralise any opponents to the core. The burden of the captaincy really took the toll of his batting prowess. No doubt, during his early playing days, Rahul Dravid reckoned him "God of the offside play". His class and magic on the offside is simply undisputed.
How can we ever forget his swashbuckling ability to smash the left handed spinners out of the Park? This man's uncanny abilty to make really wise decisions have definetely earned him lot of fans world wide. His spat with the former Indian captain Greg Chapell, nearly ended his career. The sheer grit and determination brought Dada back into the side, this time not as a captain but as a batsman. His performance after this new lease of life did not prove to be unworthy as he consistenty scored runs in both the forms of the game. Eventually in the December 2008, Dada decided to hang his boots. This marks the red letter day to one of the greatest titans the game has ever seen. Is he the best captain the indian cricket team ever seen? The possible answer to this might be ---------"PERHAPS YES".............................
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