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 is one of the only 5 or so batsmen to score two hundreds in their 1st two Test innings.
His 131 on debut against England still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at Lord’s.
Dada is only the 7th Indian to play 100 Test matches.
First Indian captain to win Test series in Pakistan in 50 years!
ONE-DAYERS
Dada is the first player to receive 5 consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODI (1997).
Sourav is one of the few distinct players to score a century and take 4 wickets in an ODI.
His 183 against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup is the highest by an Indian in a World Cup.
His highest ODI score, 183 is along with Dhoni, the second highest score by an Indian in ODI.
Sourav shares the highest opening stand with Sachin Tendulkar, 252 against Kenya in 2001.
Dada and Dravid were the first pair to put up a 300-run stand in ODI.
The 300-run partnership with Dravid is also the second highest partnership ever.
Sourav is the fastest in the world to complete 6000 ODI runs, in just 152 matches.
He is also the fastest in the world to complete 7000 ODI runs, in just 180 matches.
He is also the fastest in the world to complete 8000 ODI runs, in just 208 matches.
He is also the fastest in the world to complete 9000 ODI runs, in just 236 matches.
Sourav was highest scorer in a calendar year for three years in 1997, 1999, and 2000.
Dada is only the 2nd captain after Kapil Dev to take India to a World Cup final!
With 22 ODI tons, Dada has the fourth highest number of 100s in the world.
He is only the second Indian captain to make 5000 ODI runs as skipper.
At his retirement Dada is the fourth highest run getter in the world and one of 8 to reach 10,000.
He is only the second Indian captain to make 5000 ODI runs as skipper.
At his retirement Dada is the fourth highest run getter in the world and one of 5 to reach 11,000.
He holds the record for the 2nd highest number of 100s in any calendar year, 7.
Also holds the record for the 2nd highest number runs in any calendar year, 1767.
Shares the record with Tendulkar for the most successful opening pair in ODI.
Only one of 4 Indians to play 300 or more ODI.
Sourav is only the 3rd player ever to score 10,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODI.
First Indian captain to win ODI series in Pakistan in 50 years!
Dada holds the record for the most number of 200 run stands in ODI, 6 of them
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