It almost seemed as if his one-point agenda during the NatWest campaign was to earn the honours back from England. But little did I know that a week later, Ganguly would be performing a similar act from the Lord’s balcony after winning the series.

The captain played a role in that win — 60 off 43 balls before two spirited young men got together and lived their dreams. Ganguly’s slog to Alex Tudor was a poor shot though.