I loved the 4th paragraph, I'm gonna take a crack at it.
1) For those who said he's among the best test batsmen, he has averaged under 30 in six calendar years.
2) For those who said he had self belief, few other cities would riot when their beloved dodo was dropped.
3) For those who said he had a steely resolve and determination, he used captaincy and injury to avoid playing on greentops.
4) For those who said he united the team and gave them belief, he destroyed the team fabric and spirit when his place was under scrutiny.
5) For those who said he was the committed professional par excellence, he showed how lazy someone could be on the cricket field.
In fact he even redefined fitness, you didn't have to be fit any more... you could be "cricket-fit".
So go ahead, don't publish this criticism of the man you worship, but you know its true. All over the world, people have more respect for almost everyone else in the Indian team than Saurav Ganguly. Thats a fact.

Ganguly was a great captain, a decent batsman, and a poor fielder.

I am glad he took a dignified decision to quit and I hope he can score a century or two in his final series.

Mate,
Majority of your comments are if anything fictional.
If i have to make a choice of leaving
one out of the fab four i think i will have to choose ganguly. All that i was saying in my article above was his story remains an inspiration for young cricketers to not throw in
the towel as soon as few results do not go your way. That is all i have to say ....

Dear Ajax. Inspite all that you have pointed out , the truth is that the man is the most successful captain India ever had. I suppose he achieved that by dividing the team. If you think you can get into such character assassination of the man , can you please let us know how exactly has your existence benefitted Indian cricket ? What utter rubbish.

Dear karanonymous,
You guys are hilarious. The only reason he is the most successful captain is because India have such a poor record. But I guess you guys love mediocrity so much that that is outstanding, and lets face it, there's not much else you can say that would make your hero sound good, is there? Why don't you count the number of matches India won abroad under Ganguly and those they won abroad under Dravid. Then the series. One reason India did so well under Dravid is they could often play an additional batsman since they didn't have sulky puss Ganguly to worry about.
Unfortunately you're right about the second part too. I have watched a few India matches, so I have contributed to the BCCI's revenue. But lets face it, I haven't degraded Indian cricket the way Ganguly has either. Now I can't say that about many other players in the team.
Not rubbish, still facts.
In 6 calendar years Ganguly has averaged lower than 35, Dravid has never averaged less than 35 in a calendar year.

For AjaX,
His/her comments are most inaccurate. Ganguly averaged 36 as a captain, and over 44 when not. Had he not been captain, imagine an average of 50? Get your facts.
His/her other comments are merely emotial rants, missing key supporting/back up information.