When was the Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy written?

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When was the Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy written?



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Sourav Ganguly is a thorny figure. He is without a doubt one of India's most successful leaders, having built a new team when the country was at its lowest ebb after the betting scandal. From the time he hit a Test century at Lord's to the time he led India to the 2003 World Cup final, no one can deny his cricketing brilliance. However, cricket fans are divided into two camps: those who adore him and those who loathe him. Ganguly allegedly refused to carry the beverages as a twelfth man because he was arrogant.

He was continually defying authority. During his time as coach, Greg Chappell cut him from the team. Ganguly was unconcerned with tradition: recall the bare-chested celebration after an Indian victory? No one questioned the man's absolute devotion to the game or his team throughout his roller-coaster voyage throughIndian cricket. Saptarshi Sarkar confronts the controversies surrounding the iconic cricketer head-on in this biography of one of India's best cricketers, shot through with intimate facts.


When was the Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy written?


Thrilling and engrossing, Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy, and Controversy delve into the major turning points in Dada's fascinating career. It looks at the symbiotic link that exists between a man and a cricketer. What was Ganguly's mind like before a game? Why did he demand that the grass of the Nagpur pitch be manicured just before the game began? What was it like in the Indian dressing room? What was the point of that Greg Chappell chapter?

This unvarnished history of a guy who never shied away from controversy is as much a must-read for Sourav Ganguly fans as it is a look back at a pivotal period in Indian cricket.

It was authored by Saptarshi Sarkar and published on April 1st, 2015 by Harper Sports India (originally published March 15th, 2015).