Former India Test opener Wasim Jaffer named his favourite captain during his time in the national team. Jaffer made his debut under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar and went on to play for Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni.

The most successful period in his career came under the captaincy of Dravid, where he became a mainstay in the Indian opening order for nearly two years. He enjoyed successes at home series and abroad during this time and also registered his highest individual score (212) against West Indies in 2006 under his captaincy. However, Jaffer picked Sourav Ganguly as his favourite captain.
He reasoned that Ganguly used to back his players and gave the opportunity to many young cricketers who went to become key players in the Indian team for many years.

"Sourav Ganguly was the one who made the team after 2000. He had the temperament, backed the players and gave them a longer rope. He made Sehwag open the batting and brought players like Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh," Jaffer said in an interview with CricTracker.