#3 Sourav Ganguly
Dada, as he was fondly known went on to become one of the greatest captains India ever had, before Mahendra Singh Dhoni took over. Before coming into the World Cup, he had a couple of very famous wins under his belt which included the 2002 Natwest Series win and the historic series win against Australia in 2001. He performed really well in the tournament as he ended up with 478 runs in his bag at an average of 58.12.
He continued to lead India till 2005 after which Rahul Dravid took over the side till the 2007 World Cup. After his retirement in 2008, Ganguly played in the IPL for a couple of years, took up roles in cricket administration, and even bought a football team in the Indian Super League (Atletico De Kolkata). He is currently the honourable President of the Cricket Association of Bengal.
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