Sourav Ganguly Reveals the Reason behind the Title 'A Century Is Not Enough'

Former Indian Cricket Team skipper, Sourav Ganguly recently revealed the reason behind the title of his recently published book ‘A Century Is Not Enough’ at a book launch event in the capital city.

Meanwhile, the book isn’t a conventional autobiography but more about mental and insecurities an international sportsperson goes through.

Moreover, the book delves into mistakes, insecurities and gives insights into the mind of one of cricket’s finest leaders.

However, Ganguly feels everybody has talked about his rise; therefore, he chose not to tell that story. Instead, he decided to help young sportsman in dealing with mental blockades.

“I thought there is nothing about me which the country doesn’t know. So, I felt to write something, which would one day come as help for young cricketers,” Ganguly said at the event.

The book reveals about several anecdotes that range from his controversies with Greg Chappell to the insecurities throughout career to the unique world of IPL, to the reason that led to his premature international retirement.

Ganguly reveals the reason

Talking about the decision behind the title, Ganguly admitted he feels that scoring runs cannot make anybody a champion. He also added people need to go various ups and downs and come out of it to be a champion.

“The title of my book ‘A Century is Not Enough’ means that just by scoring runs one cannot be a champion at top level as a cricketer has to go through various ups and downs in his life,” Ganguly clarified.

Meanwhile, Ganguly had to retire from international cricket early in his career. However, before his retirement in 2008, Ganguly had played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs for India. He scored 7212 and 11363 runs in Tests and ODI cricket, respectively.

Moreover, he was responsible for instilling a fighting spirit in the dressing room. Ganguly also took India to the World Cup final in 2003, however, lost to Australia.

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