Couldn't turn down MS Dhoni's offer for second time, Sourav Ganguly opens up on MSD's incredible 'captaincy' motion

Indian cricket fans who completed the group a to a great degree precarious period of 1999 to 2010, comprehend the kind of establishment Sourav Ganguly had laid to assemble a group that is among indisputably the highest point of world cricket nowadays. Ganguly, who played his last Test in 2008 against Australia in Nagpur, was broadly requested that by MS Dhoni lead the group in the last couple of overs yet most recent extracts from Dada's personal history uncover that he had in certainty dismissed MSD's offer to assume control over the captaincy obligation prior that day. "As the match found some conclusion, Mahendra Singh Dhoni in an unexpected motion requesting that I lead. I had rejected his offer before in the day, however, couldn't deny a moment time," the Bengal Tiger has written in his up and coming collection of memoirs "A Century Is Not Enough." (LIVE: India versus Australia, ICC U-19 World Cup last) 

The Prince of Kolkata, as Ganguly was broadly known amid his playing days, was given the India captaincy without precedent for 2000, and kept on holding the reins until 2005, developing as India's best captain around then. 

"Amusingly, my captaincy profession had started precisely eight years back on this very day. I took care of the knocking down some pins changes and field arrangements while the last Australian wicket batted," he stated, "However I should concede, at that stage, I thought that it was hard to center. So after three overs I gave it back to Dhoni saying, it is your activity, MS. We both grinned." 

Ganguly thought about his 85-run thump in the innings and despite the fact that he regretted not achieving a century, was happy to see Sachin Tendulkar putting a solid show by achieving the 3-figure stamp. 

"The man the Indian selectors had kept on an uncertain trial stood up to the Australian assault and left with a strong 85. I missed the desired three-figure stamp just by 15 runs yet my companion Sach [Tendulkar] loaned an extra flavor to the gathering by getting a stone strong hundred," he has said in the live account. 

"What made the event more joyful was that we won the Test. I finished my last innings in Test cricket in a first-ball duck. Thinking back regardless I feel it was a free shot as I attempted to play Jason Krejza against the turn. The bat had shut early and Krejza effectively acknowledged a low return get. I have no second thoughts. It was a terrible shot and I paid the cost. In any case, despite everything I lament missing the hundred. It was dig for the taking," he additionally said. 

Ganguly's general captaincy record in Test cricket comprises of 49 recreations, in which Indian had enrolled 21 wins, 13 misfortunes, and 15 drawn amusements.