Melbourne, Dec 1 : Sourav Ganguly may be one of the greatest ever Indian captains, but legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne feels the former skipper lacks the hallmarks of a great leader.
''Sourav Ganguly might not be my cup of tea as a bloke, but what he did for Indian cricket has to be respected,'' Warne, who has included the Indian in his book 'Shane Warne's Century' said.
''I think he had some outstanding players and solid characters in the team. Do you need to be a great leader to win games with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble in the ranks.
Tactically, he was not among the best leaders I came up against, and his management skills left a bit to be desired,'' he added.
The former Australian vice-captain, however, feels Ganguly had his good points and his contribution to Indian cricket cannot be denied.
''He is a feisty sort of character, not short of self-confidence or unaware of his standing in Indian life. He is regarded over there, especially around his teeming home city of Kolkata, as one of the greatest ever Indian captains,'' he said. ''They won more games under him than anybody else, so I guess the statistics back that up.
Personally, I am not so sure.'' Warne also felt Ganguly was not a great batsman and his vulnerability to short-pitched bowling is well known.
''I think that every bowling attack in the world, even Bangladesh, has tried to get him with the short ball or has placed a couple of gullies for those left-handed slashes that he likes,'' Warne stated.
--- UNI
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