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NEWS India-West Indies ODI Series 2007>Ganguly – cynosure of all eyes in Cuttack 24th Jan 2007 10.29 IST By Agencies With a fairytale comeback under his belt, Sourav Ganguly was determination personified as he toiled hard during the nets with a sizeable crowd egging on their favourite 'Dada' at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. Ganguly, who hogged all the attention when he got down from the team bus, seemed to be enjoying every moment of adulation, waving to the crowd and smiling genially.
The last man to enter the ground, the former skipper was the first to respond to coach Greg Chappell's call for a team meeting. His confidence back after having played a pivotal role in India's victory over West Indies at Nagpur, Ganguly was a picture of concentration as he began by taking a shy at the stumps under the watchful eyes of trainer Gregory Allen King. Hitting the stumps 10 times out of 15, Ganguly was the most prolific in a pack of players which included skipper Rahul Dravid , Sachin Tendulkar , Robin Unhappy , Gautam Gambhir , Suresh Raina and Dinesh Kaarthick . Then it was time for some high catching. Ganguly, not known for his fielding abilities, pushed himself to the brink without any trace of lethargy. His keenness to excel in fielding could be gauged from the fact that he was clearly unhappy with himself and threw the ball down in anguish on missing some catches. Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-West Indies ODI Series 2007 Team Page: India Team Page: West Indies | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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