Virender Sehwag had just cemented his position as an opener before the Champions Trophy and that move turned out to be the turning point in his career.
He proved to immensely successful in the Champions Trophy and was their leading run-getter in the tournament. In the 5 matches he played, he amassed 271 runs at an average of 90.33 with one century and one half-century to his name.
Sehwag became a long stay in the Indian side and played an integral role in their success until 2011. He is currently extremely active on Twitter and was appointed as the head of cricket operations and strategy for the Kings XI Punjab side in the IPL.
Sourav Ganguly took over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team in 2000 shortly after the match-fixing saga and completely transformed the side.
Arguably one of the best captains India has ever seen, Ganguly took the side to Champions Trophy success in 2002. Just one year after that, he captained India to the final of the World Cup as well.
In 3 innings, he scored 143 runs at an average of 71.50 with one century to his name.
After his retirement in 2008, Ganguly played in the IPL for a couple of years, took up roles in cricket administration, and even bought a football team in the Indian Super League (Atletico De Kolkata). He is currently the honourable President of the Cricket Association of Bengal. He is also a renowned cricket commentator.
Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the greatest ever batsman to have played the game after Sir Donald Bradman. He single-handedly took India to numerous victories during his playing days, especially in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Unfortunately, he did not achieve much success in the 2002 Champions Trophy as he managed only 39 runs in 4 innings at an average of 19.50.
However, he followed that up with a man of the tournament performance in the world cup in 2003 after which he continued to be the go-to batsman for India in both formats of the game.
He holds the record for scoring the most number of international runs in Tests and ODIs and is the only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries. He is currently the mentor of the Mumbai Indians side in the IPL and has just released his biopic – Sachin: A Billion Dreams.
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