The former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been the latest inductee into the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame. He will become the 12th Indian cricketer overall to receive recognition.
Meanwhile, Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Vinoo Mankad, Diana Edulji, Virender Sehwag, Neetu David and MS Dhoni are the other 11 Indian inductees.
One of the finest batters, Ganguly has scored 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs, including 22 centuries and also picked 132 wickets. He also made 7,212 runs in 113 test matches.
The left-handed opener scored 18,575 international runs and struck 38 centuries across formats.
After retiring as a player, Ganguly took over India’s captaincy in 2000 during the biggest transition in the team’s identity.
He brought an aggressive and confident approach to Indian cricket, especially overseas. Under his captaincy, India won the 2002 Natwest Trophy, shared the 2002 Champions Trophy, reached the finals in the 2003 ODI World Cup final and secured a historic test series win in Pakistan in 2004.
He also led India’s famous 2001 test victory over Australia at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After retiring as a player, Ganguly took over as India captain in 2000 during the match-fixing crisis and helped reshape the team’s identity.
Thanking ICC chairman Jay Shah, Sourav Ganguly said on Twitter, “Thank you ICC and Chairman Jay Shah @JayShah for inducting me in the hall of fame .. it’s a huge honour ..One of the 10 Indians to be inducted in the hall of fame ever .. Amazing to be a part of some great names .. @bcci.”
Thank you, ICC and Chairman Jay shah @JayShah for inducting me in the hall of FAME… it’s a huge HONOUR…One of the 10 Indians to be inducted in the hall of fame ever .. Amazing to be a part of some great names .. @bcci
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) July 8, 2026
The International Cricket Council is expected to make the formal announcement on July 11 at the conclusion of the annual conference in Edinburgh.
