Sourav Ganguly to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame, a landmark announcement that coincides with his 54th birthday on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The formal declaration from the ICC is scheduled for July 11, following its annual conference. Ganguly will become the 12th Indian and the 10th Indian men's cricketer to receive the honor, joining an elite group that includes contemporaries like MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar.

The induction recognizes a career that profoundly reshaped Indian cricket. Ganguly took over the captaincy in 2000 during a turbulent period following a match-fixing scandal, inheriting a team low on confidence, especially overseas. He is widely credited with instilling a new, aggressive mindset, famously backing a generation of young players who would become stalwarts, including Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan. Under his leadership, India achieved historic results, including a shared ICC Champions Trophy in 2002, a runner-up finish in the 2003 ODI World Cup, a Test series victory in Pakistan in 2004, and a famous come-from-behind home Test series win over Australia in 2001.