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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Sourav Ganguly has recommended Ranbir Kapoor's name to play him in the biopic. Apart from Kapoor, there are two more names on the list.
The BCCI chief has approached the Bombay High Court seeking that the 2018 order of an arbitration tribunal that awarded him a compensation payable by his former management companies be enforced.
Banerjee stayed at Ganguly's residence for nearly 45 minutes and exchanged pleasantries with all the family members.
Amid reports suggesting that Prithvi Shaw could replace injured Shubman Gill in the Indian squad, the selection committee has reportedly asked the team management to replace the Punjab opener with Abhimanyu Easwaran.
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Former Indian captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is celebrating his 49th birthday today.
Ganguly wanted a left-arm spinner whose action resembled that of Daniel Vettori to bowl to his teammates.
"The BCCI is looking forward to hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 tournament in UAE and Oman," said BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.
The ICC, at the start of the month, had given BCCI a four-week window to decide and inform whether India could host the marquee event considering the COVID-19 situation in the country.
Ganguly, arguably one of the best skippers that India has ever produced in its cricketing history, had a dream debut at the "Home of Cricket".
Ganguly, one of the most successful Indian captains, underlined the importance of Test cricket and said that the format is the "biggest platform" one can get.
The decorated former batsman is hopeful that Virat Kohli's men will bring the World Test Championship trophy home but it won't be easy considering the quality and depth of the Kane Williamson-led Blackcaps.
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Around 17 accredited scorers have appealed in unison to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, seeking some sort of "retirement benefits" after bidding adieu at the age of 55 years.
Former Indian chief selector Kiran More revealed that how it took Ganguly some convincing over 10 days to include Dhoni in the team after 2003 World Cup debacle.
The Punjab pacer, who was also a part of the Virat Kohli-led U-19 team that won the World Cup in 2008, aims to give his 100 percent in the India jersey.
Chappell had an unsuccessful stint as Team India coach as his infamous spat with Ganguly saw the latter lose captaincy and spot in the team.
The duo of Ganguly (183) and Dravid (145) had stitched together a mammoth partnership of 318 runs for the second wicket to set up an easy victory against defending champions Sri Lanka.
In the mail that has also been marked to National Cricket Academy head Rahul Dravid, Raman has also offered to present a roadmap for women's cricket in the country, if asked.
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