Then we had 0-3 to Aus, losing 0-2 to RSA - first loss at home after a decade, and match fixing saga. So Ganguly did really well to turn the team around.

At home - we still lost to Australia in 2004, drew against Pakistan in 2005, couldn't win a Test against New Zealand in 2003. I don't think much of that "turn around" if you're talking of results. Yes, we drew series in England and Australia but that's just about it. We won an occasional Test match outside India which I don't consider a "turn around" when you have seasoned players like Laxman, Dravid, Kumble and Tendulkar in your team. It's pretty much underperformance for that arsenal.