India's 5 biggest defeats under Sourav Ganguly's captaincy

#4 Against Bangladesh in Dhaka (2004 ODI series)

Bangladesh players celebrate after sealing their first ever ODI win against India

Bangladesh has made steady progress over the past few years, especially in the limited-overs formats and is a match to any side on their day, especially in home conditions.

It was not the case though back in 2004/05 when the Indian side led by Ganguly toured Bangladesh for a two-match Test series followed by three ODIs.

The Tigers were still searching for their first win in the 5-day format while they had only beaten Zimbabwe and Hong Kong since that famous win over Pakistan in the 1999 ODI World Cup more than 5 years ago.

It did not come across as any surprise when Ganguly's men won both Tests by an innings margin and also clinched the 1st ODI, albeit by a slender margin of 11 runs.

The manner of victory should have served as a warning for the Indian side but complacency got the better of them as Ganguly's side were humbled in the 2nd ODI by a margin of 15 ODI as Bangladesh registered their first ever win over their Asian neighbours.

Chasing the target of 230 set by the hosts, India had a poor start losing both Sehwag and Yuvraj with just 5 runs on the board. Tendulkar and Dravid were missing from the line-up but the visitors still had the likes of Mohammad Kaif, MS Dhoni and the skipper himself to rescue the match.

But that was not to be as the spirited hosts scripted a famous win by a margin of 15 runs, leaving Ganguly with a lot of questions to be answered.

India managed to redeem themselves with a 91-run victory in the third ODI but the loss to Bangladesh was a tough pill to swallow for Indian cricket fans at the time.