Sourav Ganguly's 10 best knocks in international cricket

#7 111 vs Kenya, Durban, ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 Semi-final, March 20, 2003

The captain led India to the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 with his majestic 111 vs Kenya

For all his accomplishments as a batsman and as a captain of the Indian side, something that Ganguly couldn’t do throughout his career was win India an ICC tournament. However, the ICC tournaments that he led India in are now remembered for the fighting brand of cricket that India played, something also inculcated by Ganguly into the team. In this regard, India’s run during the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003 becomes significant. The penultimate step towards the coveted crown was the semi-final against Kenya, held in Durban, and Ganguly, who’d had a mellowed tournament thus far, at least by his standards, decided to step up.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 after a solid start that was provided by Sehwag and Tendulkar, Ganguly took the Kenyan bowlers on and ensured that their luck finally ran out through his brilliant knock of 111 off 114 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Consequently, India posted a respectable total of 270/4 in their 50 overs, a score that proved out to be too much for the opposition in the end, as they were bundled out for 179, thereby gifting India their second World Cup final.