Sourav Ganguly
The Prince of Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly is one of the finest captains India has ever produced. His mental strength and aggressive approach were undoubtedly praised by the world cricket. Sourav Ganguly, commonly known as ‘Dada’ was known to build the careers of many other greats including Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Virender Sehwag. Have a look what they thought about him:
India’s one of the best off-spinners Harbhajan Singh gives all the credit to Bengal Tiger for his success. He said, “Sourav is a wonderful captain and definitely the best captain that India can have. You rarely come across people like Sourav. He is different and special. There can be only one Sourav Ganguly.”
Former aggressive opener Virender Sehwag made his debut under the leadership of Ganguly. The Nawab of Najafgarh started his career by batting at number 6. It was Dada who sacrificed his opening slot for Viru. Sehwag said, “Sourav stood by me when I was struggling. I owe a great deal to him. I can’t express my gratitude to him in words.”
India’s strongest ‘Wall’ Rahul Dravid believed that there was one more God in the team apart from Sachin Tendulkar. He once expressed, “On the offside, first there is God, then Ganguly.”