Fairytale Comeback

Sourav Ganguly has come back in India colours and back at his best. Sourav in his three innings against Sri Lanka scored 168 runs at an average of 84 and that included two half centuries.
In 2005, the runs had dried up for Ganguly. In his 13 games he scored 209 runs at a poor average of about 17. In 2006, he did not even get a single One-Day match to play but in 2007, he has played seven games,scored 347 runs and that too at an incredible average of almost 70.

September 26, 2005
Ganguly vs Chappell
It has been a sensational week for Indian cricket,to say the least.Even at a casual glance, it is obvious that coach Greg Chappell and skipper Sourav Ganguly have a major issue between them .Ganguly was asked to step down as captain.

December 14, 2005
Ganguly dropped for third Test.Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the Indian squad for the third Test against Sri Lanka, beginning in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer replaces the deposed India captain in the squad, announced by the Indian selection committee in New Delhi on Wednesday.

February 23, 2006
Is that the end, permanently for Sourav?
"Yes, as far as this committee is concerned. We have taken a decision and that is the way we feel."said Kiran More unaware of Ganguly's capability

January 21, 2007
Sourav Ganguly scores a sparkling 98 on his ODI return after a 16-month absence to help India to a 14-run victory over West Indies.The 34-year-old opener struck 11 fours and three sixes to lead the hosts to a commanding total of 338 for three.

February 18,2007
Ganguly becomes man of the series against Srilanka.The biggest comeback story in sport right now."It feels good. You don't get a man of the series every year, but it feels good whenever it comes," says Ganguly.

Sourav Ganguly's reinstatement in the Indian team is a dramatic story matched perhaps only by his own fall from grace as captain.