A charismatic batsman, a diligent and a fearless leader, a cricketer who wore his heart on his sleeve, Sourav Ganguly is undoubtedly India's true 'Dada'. Born on July 8, 1972, Ganguly hails from Kolkata, Bengal and since he bursting onto the scene with his ODI debut for India in 1992, Ganguly ensured that he left no stone unturned in a glorious career. Since then, the southpaw has always delivered on field with his performances till he retired in October, 2008. Ganguly led a side which consisted of India's greatest and with them he created a new evolution in Indian cricket. His tenure as captain has to be one of the greatest periods in Indian cricket history where he led India to various victories around the world. Dada, as fondly known by all, has played 113 Tests which includes 16 centuries along with a double ton. He is also amongst the few Indian cricketers who have crossed the 10K run-mark in One Day cricket. He has 22 ODI centuries to his name. The 2002 NatWest series against England at Lord's will one of the most memorable victories for Ganguly when he took off and flung his jersey around in glee at the Lord's stands. Post-retirement, Ganguly has been at the helm of cricketing affairs for Bengal and is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal. He was also awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2004.
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Ganguly was joined by secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal, both of whom condoled the death of former left-arm spinner who played for Patiala, Southern Punjab, Delhi and famously Haryana.
CAB on Saturday rubbished reports about its secretary Snehasish Ganguly getting infected with coronavirus, saying the former first-class cricketer is in fine fettle.
Three members of Sourav Ganguly's family and domestic help have tested positive for COVID-19.
24 years ago, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test debuts, marking the occasion with brilliant performances.
The two great captains of modern-day cricket have collided many times on the field during cricketing days but this time they chose Twitter to pull each other's leg.
Hussain was all praise for current Indian and England captains Virat Kohli and Eoin Morgan respectively.
Ganguly's time as captain of the Indian team in the early 2000's is noted for India shedding its image as a team that could not perform outside the country.
Pathan hopes that IPL 2020 gets a go-ahead this season after being initially postponed due to the pandemic.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said that Sourav Ganguly was the "bravest batsman" he faced.
Ganguly further stated that BCCI is optimistic and will shortly decide on the future course of action on this.
Prasad reckoned that while the two were almost similar in their approach, Ganguly did not show the same level of aggression as Kohli does.
The decision to hold Asia Cup is deferred by the ACC in a board meeting chaired by BCB president Nazmul Hasan.
In 2012, Kaneria was banned for life by the England and Wales Cricket Board from any cricket under its jurisdiction after being found guilty of corruption by a disciplinary panel in relation to the spot-fixing case involving Mervyn Westfield.
"Happy world environment day ... This place is historic," tweeted Ganguly as he shared the picture of him planting a sapling at Pietermaritzburg in South Africa after India's match against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup.
Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman heaped praise on Sourav Ganguly, sharing the picture of the iconic moment from NatWest Final in 2002.
Kumar Sangakkara heaped praise on the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, calling them the 'defining pair' of modern-day cricket.
The tournament was slated to begin from March 29 onwards however the pandemic urged BCCI to postpone it indefinitely. BCCI has now been eyeing the October-November window which has been reserved for the World T20.
Sourav Ganguly recalled an April fool's prank, led by Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh, which helped him regain form during a series against Pakistan.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that the world cricket bodies are working relentlessly to bring the sport back on track amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Over the past few weeks, Ganguly's name has come up significantly during discussions surrounding the ICC top post, which is currently being held by another former BCCI president Shashank Manohar.
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