Sachin Tendulkar, a famous cricket player from India, praised his old teammate Sourav Ganguly and his time as captain of India. He said that Ganguly knew how to give the players freedom while also giving them certain responsibilities. Ganguly is the head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). From 2000 to 2005, he was the captain of India.
Tendulkar said that Ganguly was a great captain because he took over when Indian cricket was in a time of change and helped the next group of players when they were just starting out. Tendulkar stepped down as captain of India in 2000, and Ganguly took over the job.
“Sourav was an excellent leader. He knew how to keep a balance between giving the players freedom and giving them certain responsibilities,” India Today quoted Tendulkar as saying.
Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on captain Sourav Ganguly
“Indian cricket was in a time of change when he took over. We needed the next group of players to build a foundation for India to move forward,” said a famous former Indian batter. At that time, we had great players like Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, and Ashish Nehra, to name a few,” Sachin said.
Later, all of these players played together in the 2003 World Cup under Ganguly’s leadership. They made it to the final, where India lost to Australia. “They were talented players, but even talented players need help when they’re starting out, and Sourav gave them that. Their roles in the team were clear, but they also had the freedom to be themselves,” said the 49-year-old.
India qualified for the final ICC KnockOut Trophy in 2000 and the World Cup in 2003 under Ganguly’s leadership. India also won the NatWest Series in 2002 and shared the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002. In 2001, India beat Steve Waugh’s Australia in a home Test series, which ended Australia’s 16-match winning streak.
Ganguly’s first match for India was in 1992. He went on to play in 113 Tests and 311 ODIs, scoring 18,575 runs with an average of 41.59 and taking 132 wickets. In 2008, he played for India against Australia in a Test match, which was his last. On Friday, July 8, he will turn 50 years old.
