New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Unbeknownst to his teammates or the press, Sourav Ganguly made a secret visit to Sydney in the dead of the Australian winter in July 2003, a good half-year before the India team was to tour the country in December. Acutely aware that the four-match Test series against the greatest side of the era was going to pose the toughest challenge to his leadership skills, the India captain sought permission from his boss, BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, on the pretext that he needed a week to tune up his batting under Greg Chappell's tutelage....