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| Sourav Ganguly at the opening of the mascot of Knight Riders (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The ultimate team man : Pune Warriors India's captain Sourav Ganguly
The game underlined the essential difference between the two leaders, past and present. Dhoni is hailed as an instinctive leader, but in cricketing annals, no one has yet equalled 'Dada' in his ability to turn average sides into winning units; he turns indifferent players into fighters who will give their lives for him. And nothing so illustrates why, as his reaction when the on-field umpires in Saturday's game reported his team-mate and Jamaican all-rounder Marlon Samuels for a questionable action.
The average captain, faced with such a potentially contentious issue, would have contented himself with statements. 'No comment, the ICC is looking into it, I have not received any formal complaint'… We all know the sort of thing.
His reaction was different — and totally in keeping with the character of the man. In full combative mode, he told a press conference: 'I am surprised he has been called, because if you go around the IPL you will see worse actions,' Ganguly, never one to mince his words, told the media.
And he was only warming up to his theme. 'You've got to be very, very careful when you warn someone and let someone else go,' he said, his words almost a portent of things to come. Pointing out that Samuels has bowled for the West Indies without collecting a warning, and that no one had said anything in the first three games of this season of IPL, Ganguly said, his words ice, 'Whoever did it (triggered the warning) has got to be very, very careful.'
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