Top 5 highest run scorers captaining India in ODIs

#3 Sourav Ganguly, 5082 runs

Saurav Ganguly made a 43-ball 60 in the Natwest Trophy final in 2002

Sourav Ganguly, who started the revival of Indian cricket back in 2000, is rightly at number three in this list. Dada was phenomenal as a leader with his acute cricketing acumen. Being an opener he lead the team from the front with his attacking stroke-play, winning many a games for India, including the famous Natwest Trophy Final in 2002 ,when he blasted a 43-ball 60 which paved way for the two young guns to overhaul a massive target of 325.

Ganguly lead India in 142 ODIs, scoring 5082 runs at an average of 38, including 11 hundreds.