The Fighting Spirit

When you talk about fighting spirit the first name that comes to your mind in recent times especially if you are from the Indian subcontinent and a follower of the great game of cricket is Sourav Ganguly-The Royal Bengal Tiger.The man who had it all.He had played for 11 years representing India in international cricket out of which he was the captain for 4 years.He had taken India to the world cup finals in 2003.But nobody can change what is written in ones destiny.He lost it all,A prolonged slump in form coupled with fights with the new coach in the form of Greg Chappell resulted in him being thrown out of the team.It looked like it was the end of the career for him.All fans and well wishers advised him to retire but there he showed that was different from the rest.He started practising hard often was a lonely figure an object of much ridicule and criticism.He bore it all with the resolution that he will be back in the team before the 2007 world cup. He proved his detractors wrong by making a strong comeback into the national team after 9 months in wilderness.Today he is in his best form and lets hope that he continues in the same vein and help India get the 2007 world cup. All cheers to him.