Ganguly: Born to play till the day he calls it himself

After a poor performance in 2005 coinciding with a semi-public spat with former coach, Greg Chappel, Ganguly was really struggling for form. After that it was really a see-saw till the start of 2006. A gritty 30 in early 2006 against Pakistan in a low-scoring test was not enough for him to retain his place in the Indian team. It seemed like the beginning of the end of a great player. Most of India were asking and anticipating for his retirement. A poor run with Nottingham seemed like the end of him. But he waited and waited until the knock on the door came. A poor performance by the Indian team in the ODIs against South Africa forced the selectors to give him an another chance. He came back like a hungry phoenix and pounced on his prey of the South African attack and eventually ended up as the highest run-scorer in that series. He then capped his fairy-tale comeback with some menacing performance in the ODI's leading to the World Cup. Suddenly his selection to the World Cup was a certainty. His performance in the World Cup was nothing to write home about. He scored fifties in his first two innings but in the crunch game against Sri Lanka he failed like many others. Now Dada, the Bengal tiger is still going strong and he will keep playing until he calls it a day by himself.