Collaborated with Sachin, Azhar, and Dravid as leaders and shared responsibility, states Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly made his international debut in 1992 and was handed the captaincy in 2000. Reflecting on his own leadership, Ganguly revealed that he didn’t compete with Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, or Rahul Dravid but collaborated with them as leaders and shared the responsibility. 

“There is a difference between being a captain and a leader, in a titular position as a captain, how did you make the seniors, and the youngsters believe in your leadership. Captaincy, to me, is leading a team on the ground, and leadership, to me, is building a team. So, whether I worked with Sachin, Azhar, or Dravid, I didn't compete with them; instead, I collaborated with them as leaders and shared responsibility," Ganguly said at an gathering by The Economic Times India Leadership Council.

"I believe that the common thing is managing individuals. This country has exceptional talent, ranging from young players to young corporate employee. I genuinely believed that if I wanted to be the captain of a successful team, I had to respect my colleagues so that they could become good players, and that it's never the other way around; you can't keep everything to yourself and expect good things to happen; it won't happen,” he explained.