Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, also known as Dada, is a retired Indian cricketer, commentator, and administrator. He played as a left-handed opening batsman and served as the captain of the Indian national team. He is the face who turned around Indian Cricket Team into a World-beater. Sourav Ganguly possessed a natural knack for leadership, so he is considered one of the most successful captains in cricket. He was responsible for instilling ambition into a somewhat unfocused team when he took over the captaincy in 2000. Ganguly’s batting style was equally superb, and This cricketer has achieved the impressive feat of being the only one to receive four consecutive Man of the Match awards in One Day matches. International matches.
A few instances of his wit and fearlessness make him the most loved player apart from being an exceptional cricketer. Mischief and Dada are almost synonymous, thanks to his actions on and off the field, like when he trolled Ricky Ponting during the toss by calling ‘head-tail’ and got away with it. Also, he ensured that he was by his players’ side and brought out the best in them. The biggest example of this is Virender Sehwag. It was Dada’s idea to make him open for India. It’s endearing to see how sometimes he had too much encouragement to give. As Sachin Tendulkar recounts, once he got hit by a Shoaib Akhtar delivery on the ribs, Ganguly kept telling him, ‘tu champion hai re.’
Indeed he is the most loved player of his time and even now.