Sourav Ganguly Recalls How He Learned Leadership Lesson From Sehwag's Defiance In 2002 NatWest Series
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Sourav Ganguly shared a pivotal leadership lesson learned from Virender Sehwag during the 2002 NatWest Series final.
Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been a successful leader and a prominent figure in cricket, both in India and globally. His contributions to Indian cricket have always been acknowledged and respected. Recently, in an interview, he shared fascinating anecdote about the historic final match of the 2002 NatWest Series, which have now gone viral. Good example of leadership1. How do you lead people who are different from you?2. How do you nurture different approaches?Also wonder how @SGanguly99 would have reacted if Sehwag had got out in that over?#LeadershipRcvd from WA pic.twitter.com/Fw3RFy3csD
In a video, he shared an important lesson in captaincy that he learned from his opening partner, Virender Sehwag, during the Natwest Trophy 2002 final. India started well, with Virender Sehwag scoring 45 and Sourav Ganguly scoring 60, together adding 106 runs for the first wicket while chasing a target of 326. However, India's chase faltered as they lost quick wickets, reducing them to 146/5 in 24 overs. They faced the challenging task of chasing England's total of 326 runs at Lord's cricket ground.
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