Mutual trust
The presence of a number of young locals in the side — all part of a generation that grew up idolising the Prince of Kolkata — has meant Ganguly isn’t short of committed soldiers. Throwing the ball to Laxmi Ratan Shukla for the first time during the final stages of the close contest against Delhi Daredevils wasn’t a gamble like one had thought. Ganguly has seen the all-rounder since his early days and was aware that he could deliver at the crunch. “Dadi has faith in me when it comes to such situations. I had to keep the trust going,” said Shukla.
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