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

Date of Birth

Nationality

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly

July 8, 1972

Indian

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 - RELATIONSHIPS

Nagma (Famous South Indian actress)

SOURAV - BIOGRAPHY

Saurav Ganguly, the Prince of Calcutta has a fan following of millions. His batting is the perfect blend of elegance and power. He has all the traditional style that goes with left handed batsmanship. He is also a superb/ perfect timer of the ball. He is one of the most aggressive Captain India has ever had. He started his international career as a 19 year old during the tour to Australia in 1991-92 where both his ability and attitude was questioned. His recall for the 1996 tour to England was severely criticised as one of the evils of India's "quota" system. But he answered that in style by not only scoring centuries in his first two Test innings but also capturing vital wickets to bag the Man of the series award.

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

SOURAV – AWARDS

Year

Award Description

1998

Sport star Person of the Year 1998

Arjuna Award

SOURAV – TEST CRICKET AWARDS : MAN OF THE SERIES

Season

Series

Series Performance

1996

India in England Test Series

315 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x100); 37.5-4-125-6

1997-98

Sri Lanka in India Test Series

392 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 7-4-19-0

SOURAV – TEST CRICKET AWARDS : MAN OF THE MATCH

Season

Opponent

Venue

Match Performance

1996

England

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

1st Innings: 136 (17x4, 2x6); 19.5-2.71-3
2nd Innings: 48 (8x4)

1997-98

Sri Lanka

Wankhede, Mumbai

1st Innings: 173 (25x4, 2x6); 3-0-19-0
2nd Innings: 11 (1x4)

2001

Sri Lanka

Asgiriya, Kandy

1st Innings: 18 (2x4); 17-5-69-2
2nd Innings: 98 (15x4); 10-4-21-0

2003-04

Australia

Gabba, Brisbane

1st Innings: 144 (18x4); 1-0-8-0

SOURAV – ODI CRICKET AWARDS : MAN OF THE SERIES

Season

Series (Opponents)

Series Performance

1997

Sahara Friendship Series (Pakistan v/s India in Toronto)

222 Runs (6 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 48.5-8-160-15 (1x5 Wicket); 3 Catches

1994/95

Pepsi Cup (Pakistan, Sri Lanka)

278 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 20-0-101-6; 2 Catches

1999

DMC Cup (West Indies v/s India in Toronto)

89 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 10-1-53-3; 1 Catch

1999/00

New Zealand in India ODI Tour

301 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 18-3-95-2; 1 Catch

2000/01

Zimbabwe in India ODI Tour

264 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 12-1-51-5 (1x5 Wicket)

2002

India in West Indies ODI Tour

136 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 3-0-20-0

2006/07

Sri Lanka in India ODI Tour

168 Runs (3 Innings, 2x50); 8-0-43-1; 2 Catches