Chelsea threatened within a minute, Jaaskelainen saving Kalou's flicked header, but it was Bolton who stamped their authority over the opening phase of the match.
Pakistan, by contrast, sent down 14 overs of spin during the first phase of the match and seemed to be in total control after an early assault by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum took his side to 34-0 midway through the fourth over.
Ganguly took over the reigns of the team in 2000 at a time when Indian cricket was going through a bad phase with batting and match-fixing scandals denting its credibility.
England next face New Zealand on Saturday in their opening match of the Super Six phase and it will be a far tougher test as the White Ferns also won all three games in their group.
Colegrove believes that 3D printers have passed the "disillusionment" phase that comes when a new technology fails to match the hype of inflated expectations.
In contrast, the knockout phase of the Europa League has been a steady parade of wild shoot-outs, improbable comebacks and gripping match-ups between teams with an unfailing commitment to attack.