SOURAV GANGULY

Former India captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly is widely considered as one of the best captains and leaders in the game of international cricket. Ganguly is known as the captain who taught the Indian team how to win and compete outside India.

He drew the Test series in Australia and England in his first try and took the team to the World Cup finals in 2003. He retired in 2008 and since then has had stints as a commentator and now an administrator.

Ganguly’s name has always made rounds when options for Indian coach came up. In fact, it was Ganguly, who along with Laxman and Tendulkar chose Ravi Shastri as the head coach after Anil Kumble stepped down.

Even Ganguly admitted that he wanted to become the coach of the national team and said, “When I got into administration, I was desperate to be the coach of the national side.”

Ganguly as the coach might give Virat Kohli a sounding board that won’t say yes to his every idea and whims and fancies and would challenge him to think differently. Ganguly might also inspire the team into fighting hard on overseas tours and would stop the constant chopping and changing in the playing XI and back players to do well.

Ganguly’s achievements are great and the young members of the team, who have grown up watching Ganguly lead India, might get inspired enough to try and emulate him and perform at a better level.