SOURAV GANGULY,
CAPTAIN, INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
It is difficult to be indifferent to Sourav Ganguly. He can either infuriate you with his sloppy running between the wickets or delight you with the lofty strokes over the long-on boundary that he plays with all the left-hander's grace.
You often wonder at him bawling out a team-mate on the field -- and yet, the British media, usually so parsimonious with its praise, has pronounced "Lord Snooty" the captain of the World Cup.
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Are they overdoing it? Well, love him or hate him, it is hard to deny that Geoffrey Boycott's "Prince of Calcoota" has fashioned a style of leadership and people management that is at once unique and controversial.
Think of it. The team comes off a disastrous tour of New Zealand, gets thumped by Australia in an early match and puts up a poor show against Holland. Ganguly's own form is terrible. Yet, Ganguly rarely shows any discomfiture and tells his boys to put everything behind them.
In terms of people management, think of the collegiate style of the great captains