Today is the 48th birthday of Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian cricket team. Sourav Ganguly is one of the most successful captains of Indian cricket. What Sourav Ganguly has done for the Indian team makes him a great player. In a recent interview, Sourav Ganguly aka Dada has revealed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni got a place in the Indian team on his recommendation.

Sourav Ganguly has given some very talented cricketers to Indian cricket. At the time when Sourav Ganguly was the captain, he used to select the team for himself. Players like Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag were given a place in the team by Sourav Ganguly. During a live chat with current Test team opener Mayank Agarwal, Ganguly said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also given a place in the team by him.

Mayank asked Ganguly during the live chat, 'I always wanted to ask you that Dhoni got a chance in the Indian team only after you said. To this, Ganguly said, 'It is true that I had named Dhoni in front of the selectors. I did what a captain does to make his team good. Yes, it's true, that's my job. I am happy that Indian cricket has found a great player like Dhoni.’

During the live chat, Ganguly also spoke on Dhoni's batting line-up and said, 'He always felt that he should bat at the top order. The way Dhoni scored his first ODI century against Pakistan; at the same time it was proved that Mahi will be a star of Indian cricket. When Dhoni played a stormy century against Pakistan, I was the captain of the Indian team. Dhoni played a brilliant innings while batting at number 3.’

In the year 2004, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his first international match under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. Dhoni became very famous after scoring his first century against Pakistan. In the year 2007, Dhoni became the captain of the Indian team. Sourav Ganguly played his last Test match under Dhoni's captaincy. In that match, Dhoni handed over the captaincy to Ganguly for some time.