Why was Ganguly dropped after his ODI debut in 1992?

Sourav Ganguly did get an early break . However in his very first one day international he didn't impress much with his batting and got out cheaply. The prime reason that he had to wait for four long years to get another shot at international level was that there were better performing players at that time. read more

Ganguly scored three runs in his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies in 1992. He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be"arrogant" and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned. read more

Ganguly became the fourth player to cross 11,000 ODI runs, and was the fastest player to do so in ODI cricket, after Tendulkar. As of 2006, he is the only Indian captain to win a Test series in Pakistan (although two of the three Tests of that series was led by Rahul Dravid). read more

Earlier, Ganguly made his One Day International debut for India against West Indies in 1992, and scored only three runs. He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be"arrogant" and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned. read more