One of the most loved and successful Indian captains, Sourav Ganguly, who is also commonly known as the ‘Prince of Kolkata’ will release his autobiography by the end of this month. ‘
In his debut book, “A Century Is Not Enough”, Sourav Ganguly has revealed the reason behind his retirement. In his book, Ganguly also tell his fans about his journey about how he became the “dada’ and being the ultimate comeback king.
One will also find the mention of the moment when former Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked Ganguly to lead the Indian side in his last test match in Nagpur.
In one of the chapters of the book, ‘The Bengal Tiger’ confessed that he had refused to lead the side, however, when Dhoni asked him the second time, he could not refuse.
“As the match came to a close, Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a surprise gesture asked me to lead. I had rejected his offer earlier in the day, but could not refuse a second time. Ironically, my captaincy career had begun exactly eight years ago on this very day. I handled the bowling changes and field placements while the last Australian wicket batted,” Ganguly writes in one of the chapters of the book.
However, Ganguly was not able to concentrate and handed the captaincy back to Dhoni, “But I must admit, at that stage, I found it difficult to focus. So, after three overs I handed it back to Dhoni saying, it is your job, MS. We both smiled.”
There is only one thing that Dada regret most and that was missing out on a hundred in Nagpur.
“The man the Indian selectors had kept on an indefinite trial did stand up to the Australian attack and walked away with a solid 85. I missed the coveted three-figure mark only by 15 runs but my friend Tendulkar lent an additional flavour to the party by getting a rock-solid hundred,” Sourav Ganguly wrote in his autobiography.
“What made the occasion happier was that we won the Test. I ended my final innings in Test cricket in a first-ball duck. Looking back, I still feel it was a loose shot as I tried to play Jason Krejza against the turn. The bat had closed early and Krejza easily accepted a low return catch. I have no regrets. It was a bad shot and I paid the price. But I still regret missing the hundred. It was mine for the taking,” he continued.