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Name  Sourav Ganguly

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times


Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning elder brother) is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. Currently, he is a cricket commentator and President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India.[1] Born into an affluent Brahmin family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of Indias most successful captains in modern times. He started his career by playing in state and school teams. Currently, he is the 5th highest run scorer in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and was the 3rd person in history to cross the 10,000 run landmark, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq. In 2002, the Wisden Cricketers Almanack ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Dean Jones and Michael Bevan.

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times


After playing in different Indian domestic tournaments, such as the Ranji and Duleep trophies, Ganguly got his big-break while playing for India on their tour of England. He scored 131 runs and cemented his place in the Indian team. Gangulys place in the team was assured after successful performances in series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia, winning the Man of the Match awards. In the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he was involved in a partnership of 318 runs with Rahul Dravid, which remains the highest overall partnership score in the World Cup tournament history. Due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players of the team, and for his poor health, Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar resigned his position, and Ganguly was made the captain of the Indian cricket team. He was soon the subject of media criticism after an unsuccessful stint for county side Durham and for taking off his shirt in the final of the 2002 NatWest Series. He led India into the 2003 World Cup final, where they were defeated by Australia. Due to a decrease in individual performance, he was dropped from the team in the following year. Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004, one of Indias highest civilian awards. He returned to the National team in 2006, and made successful batting displays. Around this time, he became involved in a dispute with Indian team coach Greg Chappell over several misunderstandings. Ganguly was again dropped from the team, however he was selected to play in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times


Ganguly joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team as captain for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2008. The same year, after a home Test series against Australia, he announced his retirement from international cricket. He continued to play for the Bengal team and was appointed the chairman of the Cricket Association of Bengals Cricket Development Committee. The left-handed Ganguly was a prolific One Day International (ODI) batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit. He is one of the most successful Indian Test captains to date, winning 21 out of 49 test matches.Sourav Ganguly is the most successful Indian test captain in overseas with 11 wins. Indian team was ranked at eighth position as per ICC rankings before he became the captain and under his tenure the team rank went up to second position. An aggressive captain, Ganguly is credited with having nurtured the careers of many young players who played under him, and transforming the Indian team into an aggressive fighting unit.



He is also one of the co-owner of the Indian Super League, which is a football league team along with Harshavardhan Neotia, Atletico Madrid, Sanjeev Goenka, Utsav Parekh of the Kolkata team.
He was awarded with the Banga Bibhushan Award from the Government of West Bengal on 20 May 2013.
Sourav is currently a part of the Supreme Court of India appointed Justice Mudgal Committee probe panel for the IPL Spot fixing and betting scandals investigations.

   Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly in 2010
Personal information
Full nameSourav Chandidas Gangopadhyay
Born8 July 1972 (age 41)
BehalaCalcuttaWest Bengal, India
NicknameThe Prince of Calcutta, The Maharaja, The God of the Off Side, Dada, The Warrior Prince
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleRight arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsSnehasish Ganguly (brother), Dona Ganguly (wife)
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 207)20 June 1996 v England
Last Test6 November 2008 v Australia
ODI debut(cap 84)11 January 1992 v West Indies
Last ODI15 November 2007 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–2010Bengal
2000Lancashire
2005Glamorgan
2006Northamptonshire
2008–10Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2012Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches113311254437
Runs scored7,21211,36315,68715,622
Batting average42.1741.0244.1841.32
100s/50s16/3522/7233/8931/97
Top score239183239183
Balls bowled3,1174,56111,1088,199
Wickets32100167171
Bowling average52.5338.4936.5238.86
5 wickets in innings0242
10 wickets in match0n/a0n/a
Best bowling3/285/166/465/16
Catches/stumpings71/–100/–168/–131/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2013

Biography


1972–1989: Early life and introduction to cricket




Sourav Ganguly was born in a Bengali Hindu Brahmin family on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly.Chandidas ran a flourishing print business and was one of the richest men in the city. Ganguly had a luxurious childhood and was nicknamed the Maharaja, meaning the Great King. Gangulys father Chandidas Ganguly died at the age of 73 on 21 February 2013 after a long illness.

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times


Since the favourite sport for the people of Calcutta was the game of football, Ganguly was initially attracted to the game. However, academics came in-between his love for sports and Nirupa was not very supportive of Ganguly taking up cricket or any other sport as a career. By then, his elder brother Snehasish was already an established cricketer for the Bengal cricket team. He supported Gangulys dream to be a cricketer and asked their father to get Ganguly enrolled in a cricket coaching camp during his summer holidays. Ganguly was studying in tenth grade at that time.

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times

Despite being right-handed, Ganguly learnt to bat left-handed so he could use his brothers sporting equipment. After he showed some promise as a batsman, he was enrolled in a cricket academy. An indoor multi-gym and concrete wicket was built at their home, so he and Snehasish could practice the game. They used to watch a number of old cricket match videos, especially the games played by David Gower, whom Ganguly admired. After he scored a century against the Orissa Under–15 side, he was made captain of St Xaviers Schools cricket team, where several of his teammates complained against what they perceived to be his arrogance. While touring with a junior team, Ganguly refused his turn as the twelfth man, as he reportedly felt that the duties involved, which included organising equipment and drinks for the players, and delivering messages, were beneath his social status. Ganguly purportedly refused to do such tasks as he considered it beneath his social status to assist his teammates in such a way. However, his playmanship gave him a chance to make his first-class cricket debut for Bengal in 1989, the same year that his brother was dropped from the team.

1990–96: Career beginning and debut success


SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times

Following a prolific Ranji season in 1990–91, Ganguly scored three runs in his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies in 1992. He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be "arrogant" and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned. It was rumoured that Ganguly refused to carry drinks for his teammates, commenting that it was not his job to do so, later denied by him. Consequently, he was removed from the team. He toiled away in domestic cricket, scoring heavily in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Ranji seasons. Following an innings of 171 in the 1995–96 Duleep Trophy, he was recalled to the National team for a tour of England in 1996, in the middle of intense media scrutiny. He played in a single ODI, but was omitted from the team for the first Test. However, after teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring, citing ill-treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin, Ganguly made his Test debut against England in the Second Test of a three-match series at Lords Cricket Ground alongside Rahul Dravid. England had won the First Test of the three-match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lords, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire. Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Gangulys 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground.India was not required to bat in the second innings due to the match ending in a draw. In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India. The Test again ended in a draw, handing England a 1–0 series victory; Ganguly scored 48 in the second innings.

1997–99: Marriage, Opening in ODIs and World Cup 99




Weeks after his successful tour of England, Ganguly eloped with childhood sweetheart Dona Roy. The bride and grooms family were sworn enemies at that point and this news caused an uproar between them. However, both families reconciled and a formal wedding was held in February 1997. Same year, Ganguly scored his maiden ODI century by hitting 113, opposed to Sri Lankas team total of 238. Later that year, he won four consecutive man of the match awards, in the Sahara Cup with Pakistan; the second of these was won after he took five wickets for 16 runs off 10 overs, his best bowling in an ODI. After a barren run in Test cricket his form returned at the end of the year with three centuries in four Tests all against Sri Lanka two of these involved stands with Sachin Tendulkar of over 250.

Sourav Ganguly 183 vs Sri Lanka WORLD CUP 1999


During the final of the Independence Cup at Dhaka in January 1998, India successfully chased down 315 off 48 overs, and Ganguly won the Man of the Match award.In March 1998 he was part of the Indian team that defeated Australia; in Kolkata, he took three wickets having opened the bowling with his medium pace.



Ganguly was part of the Indian team that competed in the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. During the match against Sri Lanka at Taunton, India chose to bat. After Sadagoppan Ramesh was bowled, Ganguly scored 183 from 158 balls, and hit 17 fours and seven sixes. It became the second highest score in World Cup history and the highest by an Indian in the tournament. His partnership of 318 with Rahul Dravid is the highest overall score in a World Cup and is the second highest in all ODI cricket. In 1999–00, India lost Test series to both Australia and South Africa that involved a combined total of five Tests. Ganguly struggled scoring 224 runs at 22.40; however his ODI form was impressive, with five centuries over the season taking him to the top of the PwC One Day Ratings for batsmen.Around the same time, allegations came that Ganguly was romantically involved with South Indian actress Nagma, something he denied

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times

2000–05: Ascension to captaincy and accolades




In 2000, after the match fixing scandal by some of the players of the team, Ganguly was named the Captain of the Indian cricket team. The decision was spurred due to Tendulkar stepping down from the position for his health, and Ganguly being the vice-captain at that time. He began well as a captain, leading India to a series win over South Africa in the five-match one day series and led the Indian team to the finals of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy. He scored two centuries, including one in the final; however, New Zealand still won by four wickets. The same year, Ganguly tried his hand at county cricket career in England but was not successful. In "The Wisden Cricketer", reviewers Steve Pittard and John Stern called him as "The imperious Indian—dubbed Lord Snooty". They commented:

SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times SOURAV GANGULY one of Indias most successful captain in modern times


"At the crease it was sometimes uncertain whether his partner was a batsman or a batman being dispatched to take his discarded sweater to the pavilion or carry his kit bag. But mutiny was afoot among the lower orders. In one match Ganguly, after reaching his fifty, raised his bat to the home balcony, only to find it deserted. He did not inspire at Glamorgan or Northamptonshire either. At the latter in 2006 he averaged 4.80 from his four first-class appearances."
Gangulys results in international matches
 MatchesWonLostDrawnTiedNo result
Test1133735410
ODI311149145-116

Captaincy record


Captaincy Record in Test Matches
VenueSpanMatchesWonLostTiedDraw
At Home Venues2000–20052110308
At Away Venues2000–200528111007
TOTAL2000–2005492113015

Career summary as Captain in Test Matches
VenueSpanMatchesRunsHSBat Avg100WktsBBIBowl Avg5CtSt
At Home Venues


2000–20052186813629.93231/1478.000240
At Away Venues2000–200528169314443.41322/69193.000130[
TOTAL2000–200549256114437.66552/69124.000370

Captaincy Record in One Day Internationals
VenueSpanMatchesWonLostTiedN/R
In India (At Home Venues)2000–200536181800
At Away Venues2000–200551242403
At Neutral Venues1999–200559342302
TOTAL1999–2005146766505
Career summary as Captain in One Day Internationals
VenueSpanMatchesRunsHSBat Avg100WktsBBIBowl Avg5CtSt
At Home Venues2000–200536146314443.022165/3430.871140
At Away Venues2000–200551154513532.182153/2239.260230
At Neutral Venues2000–200560209614141.927153/3243.200240
TOTAL2000–2005147510414438.6611465/3437.631610

Sourav Ganguly 141 vs South Africa | 2000 ICC KnockOut

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