| |
| | Sport | All hail Lord Snooty |
 | | Even after the century on debut at Lord's in 1996, and a series of superb one-day performances, the image of Ganguly that became fixed in India's collective consciousness was of a bloke who was only comfortable with liveried servants scurrying around him. |
 | | The unsuccessful stint playing county cricket for Lancashire, during which he became known as Lord Snooty, as well as his aloofness and sensitivity to criticism, did little to enhance his reputation. |
 | | Many were appalled when he made Steve Waugh wait for the toss during Australia's tour in 2001; they covered their faces when, in a riposte to Andrew Flintoff's bare-bodied victory lap in India, he took off his shirt and waved it from the balcony of Lord's after winning the NatWest Trophy final in 2002. |
| sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5048914-108356,00.html (867 words) |
|