The BCCI President and Ex-Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has revealed his leadership approach and the attitude which he maintains with the other greats in the team. Sourav Ganguly who actually crafted the team which won the World cup of 2011 under the leadership of captain MS Dhoni who cashed in the side to the trophy. Ganguly has led the Indian side from the year 2001 to 2005 in between the mega grand finale of 2003 World Cup was the biggest missed opportunity for him as a captain.
“Captaincy, to me, is leading a team on the ground”.
That World Cup defeat was the lone reason which has resulted into the diversion of the Indian team from the hands of Ganguly to the wall Rahul Dravid. But after getting retired from cricket and stepping on to the presidency of BCCI he has opened up on many occasions regards his leadership approach. He has delineated it, while interacting with the Worldwide media personnel, he said, “There is a difference between being a captain and a leader, in a titular position as a captain, how did you make the seniors, and the youngsters believe in your leadership. Captaincy, to me, is leading a team on the ground, and leadership, to me, is building a team. So, whether I worked with Sachin, Azhar, or Dravid, I didn’t compete with them; instead, I collaborated with them as leaders and shared responsibility”.
Afterwards he added, “But talent without exposure is nothing. I had some great players under me who could have gone on to become captain at any time, and I was fortunate enough to meet those great players, so I saw it not only as an honour but also as an opportunity to change things, to make it an even platform for everyone to express themselves. When you selected an individual, you firstly selected them based on their abilities, and second, you selected them to succeed”.
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