Sourav Ganguly regrets waving jersey at Lord's balcony after winning Natwest Trophy

New Delhi, Feb 26: To the fans, Sourav Ganguly's act of waving T-Shirt at the iconic Lord's balcony as India chased down record 326 runs to defeat hosts England in the Natwest Trophy final is deeply etched as one of the finest moments in the history of Indian Cricket.

But the former India skipper, who led India to a historic ODI series win on the English soil, now regrets his aggressive gesture after his team pulled off a remarkable chase for India.

In an interview with veteran journalist Barkha Dutt for The Week Live, Ganguly said, "Everybody says that its the most iconic moment. But I wouldn't do it again. I came from a very conservative and shy Bengali family. It just happened in the heat of the moment. I think the perception people had when I played the sport was different.

"They took the perception on the field on the field as it was, but, off the field, I was a completely different person. I had to put on this attitude of mine because I wanted everyone winning cricket matches," he said, in a preview of her interview with him.

Ganguly was seen biting his nails, in tension, during the mammoth run chase sitting at the Lord's balcony but no sooner than Zaheer Khan hit the winning runs for India, the skipper took off his jersey and waved it aggressively.

The historic tri-series win in 2002 is still hailed as one of the finest triumphs of the Indian cricket team on the English soil in the ODIs.

Riding on a fine ton from their skipper Nasser Hussain (115) and Marcus Trescothick, England posted 325 in the stipulated 50 overs.

In response, India overhauled the target with three balls to spare but they also lost eight wickets in the process. Thanks to a superb partnership between young Yuvraj Singh (69) and Mohammed Kaif (87*), India ended up on the winning side.

Speaking about his infamous episode with the former India coach Gregg Chappell, who was responsible for his sacking from the side, Ganguly said, "I would walk past Greg Chappell if I saw him today."

Ganguly hailed as one of the greatest Indian captains, is busy promoting his upcoming autobiography 'A Century Is Not Enough'.