Sourav Ganguly - When I first became captain o...

When I first became captain of the Indian cricket team in 2000, many well-wishers and journalist friends gifted me the classic Mike Brearley book, 'The Art of Captaincy.' I mean no disrespect to the book or Mr, Brearley, who I admire a great deal, but books or team meetings don't make you good captains.

Sourav Ganguly

Indian Entertainer

Born: Jul 8, 1972

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