he chopping and changing under Chappell was so much that Ganguly found himself back in the team for the tour against SA. He proved his mettle with a composed fifty to help India to its first Test win in SA. This proved to be the start of a second honeymoon for Dada.
Ganguly had always fought for the team he wanted. He went to great lengths in backing the youngsters. It paid off superbly when Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh scripted a historic win against England in the 2002 Natwest series final. In characteristic fashion, Ganguly had shown them the way with an aggressive 60 that set up the chase.