Aakash Chopra Points Out Sourav Ganguly's Best Quality When He Was The Captain

Former Indian Aakash Chopra might have played only ten Tests for India; however, he played six of them under Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Ganguly has been one of the integral figures of Indian cricket and plotted their rise in the world standings. Amongst all his leadership qualities, Sourav Ganguly pointed out his most significant one.

Sourav Ganguly took over as captain when the team suffered some of their worst defeats in the early 2000s. The former left-handed batsman led the team aggressively and shaped some of the most memorable victories for India, whether at home or overseas. Currently, even as the BCCI President, Ganguly has further taken Indian cricket to great heights.

Aakash Chopra underlined that Sourav Ganguly managed the players’ egos exceptionally well. The 43-year old said that Ganguly had some of the biggest names in his team; however, never did the former Indian skipper impose himself.

“A thing I liked a lot was managing egos as he had big players around him. You look at Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid – of course he started with him, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman – now everybody is growing in stature. In such a scenario, he didn’t impose himself,” Chopra told in his Youtube channel.

They were not youngsters and were of the same age group as Ganguly: Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra observed that the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid, and Kumble were not youngsters. Hence, keeping that in mind, Ganguly brought everyone together, took advice from his seniors, and made decisions accordingly.

“They were not youngsters and were of the same age group as Ganguly. He did leadership by committee, he got everyone together, he took advice from Sachin, Kumble and listened to Rahul carefully and took decisions according to that,” he added.

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