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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, India, ACC Asian XI, KKR, Pune Warriors, Lancashire and Glamorgan (England)

ODI debut: India vs. West Indies at Brisbane, World Series, 1991/1992

Test debut: India vs. England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996

Last Test: India vs. Australia at Nagpur, 4th Test, 2008

Batting style: Left hand bat

Bowling style: Right arm medium

Height: 5'11'

Family: Parents - Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly

Sibling (s) - Brother Snehashish Ganguly

Wife - Dona Roy

Children - Daughter Sana (born Nov 3, 2001)

Greatest influences: Dad, Debu Mitra (coach), and cricketers Ravi Shashtri and Azharuddin

Address: 2/6 Biren Roy Road

Behala, Kolkata - 700 008

West Bengal, India

Martial status: Happily married to Dona Roy

Shoe size: 10

Car: Red Mercedes convertible

Mentor: Father, Chandi Ganguly

Favorite sport: Cricket and Soccer

Favorite cricketers: Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, and Steve Waugh

Favorite sportswoman: Steffi Graff

Favorite actor: Amitabh Bachchan, SRK, Abhishek Bachchan, and Soumitra Chatterjee

Favorite actress: Aishwariya Rai and Raveena Tandon

Favorite Soccer player: Brazillian soccer player, Pele

Favorite Tennis player: Pete Sampras and Leander Paes

Favorite movie: Sholay (Hindi)

Favorite foods: Biryani, Alu Posto and Chingri Macher Malaikari (Bengali dishes), Black Dal

Favorite holiday: London and Darjeeling

Favorite city: Calcutta and London

Favorite author: Satyajit Ray

Favorite car: BMW

Cricket philosophy: Look at someone who has a lot to learn. Be different and prove your

critics wrong

Philosophy in life: Be a good human being

Most relaxing thing to do: Watch his wife do a dance routine

Best moment: Daughter Sana's birth

Hates most about himself: Gets excited too quickly

Most embarrassing moment: Dancing with Hrithik Roshan for the Hero Honda advertisement

Impressed with: Steve Waugh's never-say-die attitude, and Rahul Dravid's attitude to life

Most valued cricket gear: First Test cap and first bat

Most prized possession: Daughter Sana

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