Sourav Ganguly ready for final bow

Sourav Ganguly is India's most successful captain of all time, but he is a man who has polarised opinion.

Early critics accused him of being more interested in his own well-being than his team's, while he was dubbed "Lord Snooty" when he played county cricket in England.

But it is difficult to argue with Ganguly's highly impressive record in the sport.

The 36-year-old made his Test debut against England in 1996 and has gone on to play in 112 Tests, 49 as captain, amassing 7,127 runs at an average of 42, including 16 hundreds and 34 fifties.

On the eve of his final Test match against Australia, which begins on 6 November in Delhi