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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Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in his upcoming film 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar' along with Shraddha Kapoor. The actor went to Kolkata and met Sourav Ganguly to promote his picture.
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T20 World Cup 2022: The Indian cricket team is placed on second spot of Group 2. The men in blue have 2 wins from 3 matches and 4 points overall. They will next face Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Ganguly also spoke about Ireland's stunning victory over England in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
ICC poll: Mamata Banerjee, who said she would have spoken out on the issue even if master cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar or Mohammad Azharuddin were similarly deprived, alleged that Ganguly was robbed of the chance to fight the election to "secure someone else's interests".
BCCI Elections: India Cricket Team's chief selector Chetan Sharma could soon follow Sourav Ganguly at the exit doors of the BCCI as reports have surfaced around his tenure
The Bengal CM said she was shocked that former India captain Sourav Ganguly was “deprived” of a second term as BCCI president.
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Former India player Roger Binny is all set to take on the reins of BCCI. He has already filled in the nomination papers and is likely to remain unopposed. Jay Shah will continue to serve as the BCCI secretary.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh gave political color to BCCI president election claiming the BJP is targeting Sourav Ganguly because he did not join the saffron party. However, the BJP refuted the charges.
BCCI Elections: BJP leader from Maharashtra Ashish Shelar will be the new treasurer which cements the fact that Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president.
The candidates will have to file their nominations on October 11 and 12.
Former India captain and current president of the BCCI Sourav Ganguly saw his wife hospitalised after she contracted chikungunya
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IND vs SA ODI Series: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed Sanju Samson's selection for ODI series against South Africa after a video went viral
In July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board approved the process to elect the next chairman of the world body in November.
With the pandemic under control, the second most valued sporting league in the world, IPL in terms of per match value will return to its old format
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