Quintessentially combative Ganguly lifts Pune

When you consider all the issues the Pune Warriors had to go through in the run up to the [2012] IPL — the late entry, the fact that influential teams such as Mumbai and Chennai had been able to corral all the players they wanted, the unfortunate loss of Yuvraj Singh, the threatened Sahara pull out of sponsorship of the national team and with it, uncertainty over the fate of the Warriors — it is remarkable what he has achieved. Within a short period of time, he has managed to instill confidence and combativeness into his unit, and that is fundamental to success.