Player Profile: Sourav Ganguly

Dada hated running between the wickets especially when his partner at the crease was Kaif or Yuvraj. That is why he liked batting alongside V.V.S. Laxman and secretly hoped that Inzamam was an Indian. This was good for India because Dada belted a lotta boundaries, especially on the off side.

Dada once went an entire English summer without shaving his chest and

when he thought the time was right he proudly displayed it on the Lord's

balcony. He introduced a number of new traditions to the job of the captain like continually arriving late for the toss.

He also led India to the World Cup finals for the first time in 20

years leading by example with the bat and successfully hiding himself

when on the field.

Dada has tremendous support in his home state of West Bengal which

used to light up like a torch any time any one suggested dropping him

from the team. On lazy afternoons in Kolkata, Dada fans are known to

walk with thumbed up noses in the general direction of Bangalore and

sometimes even Australia.

by Pranav Bhandarkar

Pranav thought he'd play for India. An honest self evaluation of his cricketing talents made him realize that he would do well if he made the playing 11 of his college team for 2 consecutive games. 
Pranav also blogs at www.clearaswater.blogspot.com