Known as the Bengal Tiger of the Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly is arguably the most successful captain in the history of Indian cricket. He was captain of the Indian national cricket team and is regarded as one of India’s most successful cricket captains.

Ganguly led India to unchartered territories of success to emerge as one of the most successful captains ever in the international cricketing arena. As captain, he led Indian national team to win the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and reach the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2004 Asia Cup.

Ganguly was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award, Padma Shri in 2004.

He played cricket in the IPL, first as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, then moving to Pune Warriors.

In 2019, Ganguly was elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Currently, he is the Chairman of the ICC cricket committee.