Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

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Q: 124 (IAS/2008)
Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,12,12,5,4,12,3

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{'cricket test matches': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'sunil gavaskar': [0, 0, 3, 5], 'indian team': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'mohammad azharuddin': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'mansur ali khan pataudi': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'saurav ganguly': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'captain': [0, 1, 2, 4], 'maximum number': [1, 0, 1, 2]}

The correct answer is Saurav Ganguly.

Option 1, Sunil Gavaskar, was one of the greatest opening batsmen and captained the Indian cricket team for 47 test matches.

Option 2, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, popularly known as Tiger Pataudi, was a notable cricket player and captain, but he led the team in 40 test matches which is less than Sunil Gavaskar and Saurav Ganguly.

Option 3, Saurav Ganguly, also known as Dada, captained the Indian test cricket team in 49 matches, which is more than any other player in Indian cricket history during his time.

Option 4, Mohammad Azharuddin, was a significant player and captain too. He led the Indian team in 47 test matches, similar to Gavaskar, but less than Ganguly.

Therefore, the correct answer is Saurav Ganguly as he has captained the Indian cricket team for the maximum number of test matches among the given options.