5 Players Sourav Ganguly didn’t back during his captaincy

The Kolkata left-hander led India for over five years and had a massive impact.

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South Africa vs India, December 2006
Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: Getty Images)

Till MS Dhoni arrived on the international stage, for almost four years, India were on the hunt for wicketkeepers. Barring Dhoni, as many as 10 wicketkeepers played under Sourav Ganguly across formats. One of them was Dinesh Karthik.

The Tamil Nadu stumper was just 19 years old when he made his international debut in an ODI at Lord’s in 2004. He soon made his Test debut later that year. He played as many as nine Test matches as India’s first-choice wicketkeeper before he faced the axe.

Karthik had failed to perform in the longest format as he constantly threw away starts. However, in ODI cricket, Karthik was dropped after just two games. Dhoni entered the fray after that and the wicketkeeper’s slot was locked once he started performing.

Thus, Karthik didn’t get a decent run under Ganguly. He has played scattered under all captains but Ganguly never really backed the Tamil Nadu player.

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