Top 4 heartbreaking moments for India under Sourav Ganguly

#3 India vs New Zealand, ICC Knockout Final, 2000

New Zealand beat India to win the ICC Knockout 2000

The ICC Knockout was the first major tournament under the leadership of Ganguly.

The tournament unearthed two of India's future legends - Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh.

Both Yuvraj and Zaheer made substantial contributions as India knocked out World Champions Australia and a pretty strong South African outfit to book their place in the finals alongside New Zealand.

Ganguly led from the front, scoring hundreds in both the semis as well as in the summit clash (117 off 130 balls) against New Zealand, as India racked up 6-264 in 50 overs.

Like with their batting, India started the defense on a good note with Venkatesh Prasad (3-27) nipping out Spearman (3) and skipper Stephen Fleming (5) to leave the Kiwis reeling at 2-37. Things went from bad to worse when Anil Kumble (2-55) and Tendulkar (1-38) accounted for Twose (31) and McMillan for 15, as New Zealand started to star down the barrel at 5-132.

But, Chris Cairns had other ideas. The all-rounder who had already made a mark in the game with a tight spell of 0-40 in 10 overs, paced his innings to perfection; picking out singles and doubles while waiting for the odd bad delivery. Cairns, who was in doubt to play the game due to a dodgy right knee, dramatically turned the screws on India and produced a masterly 113-ball-102 to lead the Kiwis to a title-winning five-wicket heist.