7 'must-know' amazing stories of legendary Indian cricketers

#5 “If you behave, I will.”

Sourav Ganguly

It is common knowledge that Sourav Ganguly played a huge role in changing the landscape of Indian Cricket in the early 2000s. He was a leader for the ages, and led India to some great triumphs during his run as national captain.

It’d be an understatement to say that Dada had his own ways to unsettle the opposition, or sometimes to equal scores. In one of many famous tales, Sourav deliberately made Steve Waugh wait for the toss in Vizag during the India versus Australia ODI series in 2001. It was a statement made to the Aussies, who loved to play some mind games of their own. Ganguly later said that they had to ‘show’ the Aussies, describing an incident between Australian coach John Buchanan and Indian pacer Javagal Srinath.

During a match of the historic series in ’01, Srinath was coming off the field for something, when Buchanan asked him ‘rudely’ why he was leaving the field. The Indian captain didn’t like Buchanan’s interference in his team’s business.

Later, during India’s tour of Australia in 2003-04, when asked by Steve if he will be on time for the toss, he said, “If you behave, I will.”