Top 4 heartbreaking moments for India under Sourav Ganguly

#2 Losing to Australia at home after 35 years (1-2 in 2004)

The Aussies celebrate with the Border-Gavaskar trophy

The lowest point of Ganguly's stint as the Indian captain. After thumping the Aussies at home in 2001 and playing out a draw (1-1) Down Under in 2003-04, India headed into the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy as favorites. But the first Test set the tone of what would turn out to be a disappointing series for skipper Ganguly and India.

Debutant Michael Clarke scored his maiden hundred; a classy 155 at Bengaluru to set-up a commanding 217-run win in the first Test. India, rode on Anil Kumble's 13-wicket haul and a swashbuckling 155 by opener Virender Sehwag to put the hosts in a commanding position in the second game. But with India needing a further 209 runs to level the series, the rain gods at Chennai did not allow any play on the final day, and Australia escaped with a draw.

The final nail in the coffin though came at Nagpur. Skipper Ganguly had sat out of the Test due to a tussle with the curator regarding the nature of the pitch, and once the Test started, it was pretty evident what was ailing Ganguly. On a green seaming wicket, the Aussie bowlers spearheaded by Jason Gillespie (5-56 & 4-24) wrecked the famed Indian batting line-up to inflict a 342-run humbling of the home side and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 4-match series. India won the last Test (by 13 runs) at Mumbai in what turned out to be an absolute dustbowl with the Test match ending in under three days.

But, the series had been lost - the Kangaroos had finally conquered their final frontier and the series in many ways started the slide of Ganguly's captaincy stint.