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Sourav Ganguly Former Indian captain -One of the best One day cricketers in history of the game-Considered as the Best Indian captain Ever only next to Legendary Kapil Dev

THE BEST INDIAN CAPTAIN

Name

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly

Born

July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal

Teams

India, ACC Asian XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Lancashire

Batting style

Left-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

When he took over the captaincy after the match-fixing exposes in 2000, he quickly proved to be a tough, intuitive and uncompromising leader. Under his LEADERSHIP India started winning Test matches away, and put together a splendid streak that took them all the way to the World Cup final in 2003. HE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL INDIAN CAPTAIN.

He continued to play for India in the middle order and did pretty well but his true rise to fame occured when he was sent to open in the one day version of the game alongwith Tendulkar. What happened next was stuff legends are made of. Ganguly and Tendulkar went on to become the 4th best opening partnerships of all time and started to be called the S&T firm. While being totally different they complemented each other perfectly. Their record of 15 century stands at an average of 50 runs per match is the statistical proof of their greatness. One a right handed maestro who is cool, calm, composed and diplomatic, the other a left handed great who is fiery, emotional, arrogant and wears his heart on his sleeve. They have been instrumental in scripting many famous wins for India. They were responsible for making India the first country to win by 10 wickets in a final when they demolished Zimbabwe and reached their target of 197 in 29 odd overs. Furthermore, they currently hold the record for the highest opening partnership.

Those who have seen him tackle the spinners will have no doubt in their mind that there is no better lofter of the cricket ball than Ganguly. The way he reads the flight of the ball, the elegant unhurried use of the feet to get to the pitch of the ball, the still head and the majestic follow through of the bat as the ball is dispatched to the far corners of the ground is a treat that any cricket lover would go miles to watch