Tendulkar names Ganguly, Dhoni among favourite captains

Sachin Tendulkar said Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni would top his list of favourite captains and discussed the limits he faced while leading India in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session on November 3. Asked about captains he had played under, Tendulkar named Ganguly and Dhoni. He also called leading India a great honour, while saying he did not always have the freedom to choose the team entirely on his own. Tendulkar described Indian cricket in the 1990s as going through a particularly dark phase and said the Board of Control for Cricket in India is now a more professional organisation than it was then. The remarks were Tendulkar’s account of his experience. His comments about team selection were not accompanied by further detail in the exchange about how decisions were made. He captained India in two stints during the 1990s, according to accounts of his career. Tendulkar’s praise for Ganguly and Dhoni referred to his time playing under them. Ganguly led India to the final of the 2003 One Day International World Cup, where the team finished runner-up. Dhoni captained India to the 2011 ODI World Cup title, a victory that also fulfilled Tendulkar’s stated ambition of winning the...