11.  Earlier in the tournament Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin was attacked by an irate fan after his team lost to South Africa.

12.  For Indian captain Ganguly this victory was sweeter than usual, having clinched it with a half-strength team.

13.  Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma were barred for life.

14.  Former Indian captain Kapil Dev and Indian Cricket Board president Raj Singh Dungarpur have questioned the future of matches between India and Pakistan because of the Kashmir crisis.

15.  Former Indian captain Vasudevan Bhaskaran, however, holds the record for being sacked as national coach.

16.  Ganguly and Tendulkar provided India a brisk start after the Indian captain opted to bat first on winning the toss.

17.  Ganguly became more aggressive after scoring the century, his first since he became the Indian captain two years ago.

18.  He should in fact have had the Indian captain earlier but was unable to hold onto a sharp return catch.

19.  In the fifth over, Fleming took out former West Indian captain Richie Richardson, who was caught by Ricky Ponting at silly point.

20.  Indian captain Ganguly rued the middle-order slump.