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Sourav Ganguly is often celebrated as one the most influential skippers of Indian cricket team's history, when he was also one of the wealthiest sportspersons of the country.
But after retirement Ganguly's stock has only risen in the market and he remains one of the highest paying sportspersons of the country even more than 15 years after hanging his gloves.
Born into an affluent family in Kolkata, Sourav is youngest of two sons of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. Chandidas had a flourishing print business, who had also served as a long-time office-bearer of Cricket Association of Bengal.
After an underwhelming ODI debut in 1992, Ganguly returned to the Indian team in 1996 and cracked a ton on his Test debut, cementing his place in the side.
He went on to become one of India's most successful batters, with 11363 runs in ODIs, putting him among the top 10 run getters in the 50-over format. He remains the third batter to reach the 10000-run milestone in ODIs after his long-time team-mate Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq.
The left hander's 183 vs Sri Lanka in 1999 remains the highest score in an innings by an Indian batter in 50-over World Cup. In 2022, Wisden ranked him as the sixth best ODI batter of all time after Viv Richards, Sachin Tenukar, Brian Jara, Dean Jones, and Michael Bevan.
Ganguly has remained in the headlines during his playing career and beyond, be it for elopement and subsequent marriage or becoming the captain after the infamous match fixing saga in 1999 or dispute with India head coach Greg Chappell in 2005.
But in between he rose to be a leader of a team that won the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy jointly with Sri Lanka and reached the finals of 2003 ODI World Cup, 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and 2004 Asia Cup.
Ganguly was dropped from the team in 2006 and made a comeback to the team before announcing his retirement in 2008. He continued to play in the Indian Premier League till 2012, captaining Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders in its inaugural year in 2008.
After retiring, Ganguly has been successful in building on his brand image, investing wisely in businesses, being a TV pundit, hosting TV shows, being mentor to IPL side Delhi Capitals and becoming the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for four years till 2022.
He remains chairman of the International Cricket Council's men's cricket committee.
Reports suggest Ganguly has a net worth of around Rs 700 crore ($85 million), earning from a plethora of endorsements, administration and mentorship. He also possesses luxury properties and high-end vehicles.
Last year, the former batter paid Rs 23 crore as tax to the Indian government.
Ganguly has considerable investments in real estate, including plush apartments of approx Rs 7 crore in Kolkata and a multi million dollar apartment in London.
Apart from this, he has turned himself in a successful entrepreneur with multiple profitable ventures.
He endorses premium brands like Puma, DTDC, JSW Cement, Ajanta Shoes, and My11 Circle contribute substantially, taking a cool Rs 2 to 3 crore per deal.
The 52-year-old has an enviable collection of cars, including top brands like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz.
