For any team sport, team spirit is an important factor that determines the morale of the team. If a team lacks a good chemistry between its players, however talented the players may be, it will fail. It is the responsibility of the Captain to infuse this unity and morale amongst the players. Team India needed this very badly in 2000. India’s star batsman and skipper Sachin Tendulkar had a poor form due to the captaincy pressure. When he decided to step down from captaincy, future looked gloomy for Indian team. To be frank, it was a period of struggle to Team India. When Sachin stepped down, Ganguly who was his deputy was chosen as an obvious choice. Sourav Ganguly captained the side in the ODI team. Being successful in both captaincy and his batting, Ganguly led India to a series victory. Following that India went into the Asia cup, but failed to make it to the finals. But real tragedy was the match fixing scandal that took fans by a shock. Especially considering the early days of his ...