Mahabharata Characters in Modern Indian Cricket Team

 

Saurav Ganguly as Bhishma:

Bhishma was an unmatched archer and warrier of his time. He was also a bold decision maker. He was the commander of Kauravas for the initial 10 days of Kurukshetra and despite his age, he couldn’t be defeated easily by the Pandava warriors.

Dada, the God of off-side, was the captain of India in the early 2000s and under his captaincy India got a new life. He gave chance to youngsters in the team like Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh etc. who later became the face of Indian cricket. Indian cricket owes a lot to Ganguly for the winning attitude he brought in the dressing room and his grooming of cricketers.

Greg Chappel as Shakuni:

Shakuni was one of the main villains in the Mahabharata. He was very cunning and he was a master of sorcery, with which he wanted to avenge Bhishma for some personal reason.

Greg Chappel has exhibited unsportsman-like spirit quite a few times in his career. For example, he asked his brother Trevor Chappel to bowl underarm against New Zealand in 1981 in an ODI in order to ensure a win for Australia. Also in his tenure as India’s coach, he was responsible for removing Saurav Ganguly (Our Bhishma) as a captain and dropping him from the team.