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.
Read MoreSourav Ganguly and Jay Shah can now extend their tenure which was earlier not possible due to "cooling-off" period clause.
The BCCI, in its proposed amendment, has sought the abolition of a cooling-off period for its office bearers which would enable Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah to continue in office as President and Secretary despite them having completed six years at respective state cricket associations.
Kohli recently registered his first international century in 1020 days, when he smashed a 61-ball 122 not out during India's final Super four match against Afghanistan in Dubai on Thursday.
"Rohit Sharma is obviously a bit laid back who takes things in a very calm and cautious way and not someone who's into your face all the time," Ganguly said.
The second ODI at the legendary Lord's stadium today witnessed a reunion of a few Indian greats including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, and MS Dhoni. Each one of these have their history on the ground.
Virat Kohli's name was missing from the squad announced to play upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies.
20 years ago, on 13th July 2002, India won the final against England by 2 wickets while chasing the target of 326 with 3 balls to spare in the tri series between India, England, and Sri Lanka.
From his fellow teammates, BCCI and IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, let's take a look at special messages for Sourav Ganguly on his 50th birthday.
To make Sourav Ganguly's 50th birthday special, here are some wonderful wishes in form of videos of his knocks and messages from all over the world.
While Sourav sowed the seeds of two major World Championships in players who fetched the results for team India by winning two World Cups, Sachin on the other hand accompanied all of them and ensured that he wins the ultimate cricketing glory .
Saha made up his mind to leave Bengal after CAB joint secretary Debabrata Debu Das alledged that Saha keeps on making excuses to skip domestic matches. Wriddhiman demanded for an apology but he never got it.
The monetary revisions are not only made for the men's division, but for the women's division too.
It has been learnt that Sourav Ganguly's tweet was related to his upcoming project. Ganguly later clarified that his tweet has been misinterpreted and was related to his new business venture.
Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President, on Wednesday dropped a big hint on Twitter saying he's planning to start something that he feel will probably help a lot of people. Is the former Indian cricket team skipper going to joing politics?
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has rubbished all reports stating that Ganguly has resigned as the President of the BCCI.
Sourav Ganguly has shared a cryptic tweet stating that cricket has given him a lot since he started his career in 1992. He further wrote that he expects to have the same kind of support as he enters a new chapter in his life.
Sourav Ganguly gave a priceless reaction when Virat Kohli struck a boundary during the RCB vs LSG IPL 2022 Eliminator match on Wednesday. You can't miss it. Watch here!
Kolkata's weather has been unpredictable of late, and Twitter, particularly RCB fans, were furious about Ganguly's decision to take games out of Maharashtra.
Players like Umran Malik, Kuldeep Sen, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, and Arshdeep Singh among others have put in great performances.
Although there was neither any acceptance or denial from the Ganguly family on this count till this report was filed, statements by state party president, Sukanta Majumdar and BJP's national vice president, Dilip Ghosh on Monday sparked the speculation further.
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