When out of form, Ganguly may look very ungainly at the crease. His strength, driving through the off-side, becomes his weakness.

But there are few better sights in the game than Ganguly in full flow. Nothing brutal about his strokes; all grace and sublime timing. He averages 43.16 in Tests with 9 centuries and 19 half-centuries. With 11 wins as captain, he is second only to Mohammad Azharuddin, who had 14. Sunil Gavaskar and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi had 9 wins.