6. SAURAV GANGULY – DADA

Hailed as the ‘Prince of Kolkata’, Sourav Ganguly had a touch of class and panache about his batting. Ganguly looked regal with his exquisite stroke play through the off-side. Ganguly was blessed with sublime timings which helped him caress the ball through the covers. Ganguly was a fighter of a character and overcame adversity on many occasions. However, more than his batting, his captaincy would place him among all-time greats of Indian cricket.

A born leader, Ganguly transformed the Indian test unit into a formidable unit. A man who was known to speak his mind got the best out of his players. ‘Dada’ led by example with his motivational leadership and instilling a winning attitude in his players to fight till the very last.

The man with the ‘Golden Arm’ was an ideal partnership breaker with his medium pacers on seamer friendly conditions.

Test Record: Oct 2000-2005
Matches- 46 Runs – 2355 Avg – 36.23 100’s -5 50’s – 11