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DID YOU KNOW?
A typical Cancerian, Sourav was very mischievous as a child.
He is a very quiet, almost aloof person.
He is a natural right hander and does everything, except bat with his right hand.
Sourav learned to play with his left hand from his elder brother, Snehasish, from whom ,he learned to play cricket.
Sourav was first selected in the Bengal...
FACTFILE
Full name: Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Date of birth: 08 July 1973
Age: 36 years
Place of birth: Calcutta (now Kolkata), India
Speaks: English, Hindi, and Bengali fluently
Schools attended: St. Xavier's, Calcutta
Degree: MBA, St. Xavier's
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Occupation: Former captain and player of the Indian cricket team
Major Teams: Bengal,...
MAN OF THE SERIES IN TESTS
man of the seriesMan of the Series awards in both form of games3 Awards in Test cricket# Series Season Series Performance1 India in England Test Series 1996 315 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x100); 37.5-4-125-62 Sri Lanka in India Test Series 1997/98 392 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 7-4-19-03 Pakistan in India Test Series 2007 534 Runs...
PLAYER OF THE MATCH IN ODI"S
man of the matches in odiMatch awards Award Bat1 Wkts Conc Ct St Opposition Ground Start DateAscendingRUNS: WICKETSplayer of the match 83 - - 0 0 v South Africa East London 4 Feb 1997player of the match 73* 0 24 1 0 v Bangladesh Colombo 24 Jul 1997player of the match 32 2 16 1 0 v Pakistan Toronto 14 Sep 1997player of the match 2 5 16 1 0 v Pakistan...
MAN OF THE MATCHES IN TESTS
man of matches in test5 Awards in Test cricketman of the matches in odiNO No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance1 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1996 1st Innings: 136 (17x4, 2x6); 19.5-2.71-32nd Innings: 48 (8x4)2 Sri Lanka Wankhede, Mumbai 1997/98 1st Innings: 173 (25x4, 2x6); 3-0-19-02nd Innings: 11 (1x4)3 Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 2001 1st Innings: 18 (2x4); 17-5-69-22nd Innings: 98 (15x4); 10-4-21-04 Australia Gabba, Brisbane 2003/04 1st Innings: 144 (18x4); 1-0-8-05 Pakistan Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru 2007 1st Innings: 239 (30x4); 10-2-20-12nd...
DADA"S REMARKABLE CAREER
As a legend bids adieu to international cricket, here are all the records Sourav holds as he leaves the international scene.
TESTS
Sourav is the most successful Indian captain with 21 Test wins.
He has also captained India for the most number of Test matches, 49.
With 7212 runs, Dada is the fourth highest run getter in Test cricket for India.
He...
BIOGRAPHY
The Monarch of Indian Cricket
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly made his entry into this world on July 08, 1973 in Calcutta, the ‘City of Joy’, now Kolkata. He was born into a sports loving family and was the second of two sons born to Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. He was born into immense wealth, unlike many Indian cricketers, with the exception of royalty....
DADA WEDS THE DANCING QUEEN
Maharaj weds the Dancing QueenThis is the typical Hindi film love story of Sourav and Dona Ganguly. We don’t know if it was the result of his schooling in St. Xavier’s or because of any special message he gleaned from the Bible, but Sourav took the Christian adage, ‘Love thy Neighbor’ a bit too seriously. He took this instruction to completely new...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
GOODBYE MAHARAJA
Goodbye Ganguly :
Because when you announced your retirement, you said "Hopefully we will end up on a winning note". We did.
Because you were the only guy referred to as the royal Prince and the high-street bully "Dada" at the same time.Because when you scored that classic debut century at Lord's, some thought you will be a one-knock wonder. At Trent...
REACTIONS ABT DADA'S RETIREMENT
“Just one last thing lads, before I leave, I just want to say that this is going to be my last series. I’ve decided to quit. I’ve told my teammates before I’ve come here. These four Test matches are going to be my last. Thanks for all your support and hopefully we can end on a winning note.”
These words marked the end of an era for one of India’s...
"SOURAV A ODI GREAT" SAYS GAVASKAR
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Nagpur: Sourav Ganguly will go down as a great one-day player but the same cannot be said of the stylish left-hander in Test cricket as he lacked consistency, says former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
"I think at the one-day level, he is a great player. With the number of runs he has made, the number of man of the match awards he won he is right up...
DADA"S INTERVIEW TO NDTV AFTER RETIREMENT
I was one of the most misunderstood captains: Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly might have ended his career as India's most successful captain but in an exclusive interview with NDTV, the left-hander exclaimed he was misunderstood during his stint as the captain of the team.
"Of course, I was. I have been completely misunderstood. My role on the field was...
THE CONTINUING GANGULY SAGA
The continuing Ganguly sagaThis is a tale - unfinished so farOf a fiery cricketer - a lode starAn attacking player... with elegance to matchIndia's most successful Captain - and in the 10,000 (ODI) runs batchFor a man who has done so much for Indian cricketIsn't it bizarre he's always on a sticky wicketFor a cricketer who has plundered 18,000 + runs...
