5 careers which never took off under Sourav Ganguly's captaincy

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Reetinder Singh Sodhi Indian Cricket
Sodhi won the Man-of-the-Match award as India defeated Sri Lanka to clinch the U-19 World Cup in 2000

#4 Sanjay Bangar

Sanjay Bangar India Cricket
Bangar couldn't fit in at the international level despite being a consistent performer in the domestic circuit

Another all-rounder who failed to live up to the billing at the international level for India was India's current batting coach Sanjay Bangar whose consistent performances for Railways in the Ranji Trophy earned him a call-up to the national side in late 2001.

He hit an unbeaten century in just his second Test match against Zimbabwe and found success against West Indies in both the 50-over and Test format.

However, much like Sodhi, Bangar failed to carry on from the decent start and struggled for runs as well as wickets as his much-fancied ability to swing the ball failed to yield the expected results.

Ganguly's patience, as well as that of the Indian selectors, finally ran out soon after India's tour of New Zealand in 2002 as Bangar's international career ended with 12 Tests and 15 ODIs to his name.

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