5 reasons why Sourav Ganguly's team did much better than Virat Kohli's team overseas

Not dependent on one batsman for runs

Each of these 5 great players had at least one performance of note between 2000 and 2005

One look at the phase between 2000 and 2005 and you would see that each of Ganguly, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sehwag and Laxman had at least one standout performance to speak about that helped India either win or draw a game.

Dravid at Adelaide, Laxman at Kolkata, Sehwag at Multan, Tendulkar at Headingley and Ganguly himself at Brisbane meant that the team never relied on one player to deliver the goods every single time, unlike the case in the present team when the whole burden seems to be falling on Kohli to score and ensure the team reaches a stable position in the game.