Sourav Ganguly
‘Dada’ or the ‘Prince of Kolkata’ as he was affectionately referred to as, started his stint as India’s Test captain, taking over the reins just after the cricketing world was coming to terms with the match-fixing saga.
He suffered a disappointing run of form in 2005, and the situation was compounded further when his tiff with coach Greg Chappell led to his ouster from the side. A sensational comeback against South Africa the very next year brought him back into the team, till he retired on his own terms in 2008.
He is currently the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), also dabbling in commentary and match analysis, apart from co-owning the ISL (Indian Super League) side Atletico de Kolkata, his hometown side.
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