Nasser Hussain lauds Sourav Ganguly for 'starting the revolution in Indian Cricket'

Former English skipper Nasser Hussain has come forward and showered praise on his ex-Indian counterpart for way he had led Indian team during his playing days. Ganguly is one of best captains in history of Indian Cricket. Under his captaincy reign that had lasted for half-a-decade, Indian team had reached greater heights in world cricket and also succeeded in registering many wins overseas especially in red-ball cricket. 'Dada' was also lauded by many experts of that time for his brave captaincy.

'Huge Respect': Nasser Hussain

“Sourav made Indian team a feisty side. He made side tough, and when he was captaining side you knew you were in a big battle with m. I have huge respect for him as a captain as he started revolution of Indian cricket,” said Hussain while interacting on Sony Ten Pit Stop.

Ganguly is currently Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) President and his tenure is reportedly scheduled to end in July. He has also served as Bengal Cricket Association (CAB) President. 

Sourav Ganguly's illustrious career

Ganguly was handed over captaincy in 2000 when Indian Cricket was in turmoil after that infamous match-fixing scandal broke out that included star cricketers Ajay Jadeja and former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin. Under Dada's captaincy, India had reached finals of ICC Kckout Trophy 2000, won Natwest tri-series in England by beating hosts in final that was led by Nasser Hussain, joint-winners of ICC Champions Trophy 2002 along with Sri Lanka, runners-up in 2003 World Cup, drawing Test series in Australia in 2003/04 and registering a historic ODI as well as Test series win against arch-rivals Pakistan in Pakistan, etc.

Sourav's captaincy ended in 2005 after his fallout with former Australian cricketer/captain-turned coach Greg Chappell. His final ICC event was 2007 World Cup where Men In Blue had suffered a humiliating first-round exit after losing ir opening match against n minws Bangladesh and a must-win match against eventual runners-up Sri Lanka. southpaw anunced his retirement from international cricket in vember 2008. Dada has also worked as a commentator/analyst especially in ICC events. 

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