Sourav Ganguly (B): The Second Coming
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Case Details:
Case Code : LDEN049
Case Length : 15 Pages
Period : 2005-2007
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Not Applicable
Industry : Sports and Entertainment Countries : India
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At best he would miss out on the trust and loyalty of his mates, which allows a
captain to ask for the impossible; at worst he would be very unpopular in the
dressing-room."6 Meanwhile, Ganguly worked
hard in the domestic arena to win back his position in the team. Along the way,
he had also severed his connection with Jagmohan Dalmiya7
(Dalmiya), who was seen as his godfather, and acted in an emotional ad for Pepsi
that projected him as a team man who was working hard to get back into the team
that he had built.
The team's bad performance coupled with his good run in domestic cricket, paved
the way for his comeback into the team. Ganguly made a successful return to the
team.
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Though there was a whiff of politics involved in his recall, his superlative
performance in the matches he played since then put an end to any
murmurings. His name was the first to be penned down when the selectors sat
down to list the players who would represent Indian in the 2007 World Cup.8
Ganguly had proved his detractors wrong once again. He was the choice of the
masses to lead India in the 2007 World Cup. But Ganguly clearly told the
media that he was not interested in the position.
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However, experts felt that even without the captain's tag, Ganguly would
command considerable influence over the team members. As a player and a
leader, Ganguly had nothing more to prove. However, the debacle of the team
in the 2007 World Cup prompted some experts to say that the team would have
benefited from his leadership in that premier sporting event.
The aftermath of the debacle was even more distressing for Indian cricket
with the coach and senior members of the team blaming each other. The team
was divided like never before. Some opined that the collateral damage to the
team had indeed been huge... |
Background Note
Ganguly was born on July 8, 1972, in an affluent
family of Kolkata (previously, Calcutta), in West Bengal,9
India. He was first selected to play for the Indian national cricket
team during the 1991-92 tour of Australia. However, after the series
he was dropped from the national squad. In 1996, Ganguly had made
his first comeback to the Indian cricket team and he quickly rose to
prominence in the international cricketing arena...
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