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Sourav Ganguly – Indian Cricket Player


Also known as:

Saurav, Sourav, Ganguly, Dada, Daada, Bengal Tiger, Prince of Calcutta, Lord Snooty

Table of Contents

Biography :: Personal Information :: Career :: Photos :: Wallpapers :: Awards :: Nominations :: Others

Birth Name : Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Date of Birth:July 8, 1972

SOURAV - PERSONAL INFORMATION

Height

5'10"

Sex

Male

Birth Place

Calcutta(Kolkata), Bengal, India

Languages

English, Hindi, Bengali

Education

St Xavier's College, Bengal, India

Family

Father

Chandi Das Ganguly(Printer)

Mother

Nirupa Ganguly

Brother

Snehasish C Ganguly(Cricketer)

Wife

Dona Ganguly

Daughter

Sana





SOURAV - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Sourav is one of the most successful cricketers of India. Below are some of his career highlights:

Ganguly was appointed the Captain of the Indian cricket team in February, 2000.
Ganguly was the Man of the Series in the New Zealand-India 5 match ODI series in November 1999.
Ganguly made a mammoth 183 against Sri Lanka in World Cup 1999, which, at that time, was the Highest ODI Score by an
Indian, beating Kapil Dev's Record of 175*.
Ganguly was the Man of the Series in the Pepsi Cup 1999 (March-April) for scoring 278 runs and taking 6 wickets in total.
Saurav Ganguly has the distinction of being one of the few players in the World to Score a century and take 4 wickets in the same match. (ODIs)
Saurav Ganguly along with Tendulkar forms the 4th Best Opening Pair in the History of One-day cricket.
Saurav Ganguly and Tendulkar were involved in a World Record Opening Partnership of 252.
Saurav Ganguly scored a Century on Debut at Lords in 1996, and went on to score a century in the very next match as well.
Saurav Ganguly was the Highest Run-Scorer for India in ODIs in 1997.
In the Sahara Cup 1997, Saurav Ganguly set a new World Record for 5 consecutive Man of the Match Awards

SOURAV – MAJOR TEAMS REPRESENTED


India, ACC Asian XI, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Lancashire

SOURAV – BATTING STYLE

Left-hand bat

SOURAV – BOWLING STYLE

Right-arm medium

SOURAV – TEST CRICKET DEBUT

England v India at Lord's - Jun 20-24, 1996

SOURAV – ODI CRICKET DEBUT

India v West Indies at Brisbane - Jan 11, 1992



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