Dada's diary: Saurav Ganguly on his times in the Indian dressing room

New Delhi: Visuals of Saurav Ganguly wielding the willow and effortlessly lofting spinners into the stands are still afresh in minds of cricket fans. And now, similar fireworks could be expected from one of India's most celebrated captains.

Famed for his never-say-die attitude, the mercurial left-handed batsman has joined hands with senior journalist Gautam Bhattacharya for his first book 'A Century Is Not Enough' and the fans can’t wait for the book to hit the stands soon.

As per publishers, the narrative of the book is "frank, colourful and completely inspiring."

In the book "Ganguly talks us through the challenges of a cricketer, the hard times and the battles he has faced and shows us what it truly means to be a champion," they said.

Delighted over his new innings, Saurav Ganguly said, "I am extremely delighted to associate myself with Juggernaut and jointly we expect to deliver a great book.”

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Affectionately known as 'Dada', the life and career of the 43-year-old Kolkata born cricketer has for most people embodied success and achievement.

After blazing into international cricket with his Test debut scoring a century at Lord's, Dada transformed the Indian team under his captaincy, broke Australia's unbeaten streak in Test cricket and took India to the 2003 World Cup final.

And yet, alongside this success, have come tremendous challenges and hurdles, more so than to any Indian cricketer of his generation. The book dwells on what drives a champion to keep on, how Ganguly stayed motivated and focussed and what made him never, ever give up.

Publisher Chiki Sarkar said, "Ganguly is one of India's greatest captains, and one of the most interesting cricketers we have ever produced. We believe 'A Century Is Not Enough' will become a book that readers - and not just cricket fans - will turn to again and again."