Sourav Ganguly started his sports life with football (soccer). Till the age of 13, he was active football player. Like Sachin Tendulkar, he also started his cricket career in the lines of his elder brother Snehasish C Ganguly.
ü Complete name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (Sourav Ganguly)
ü Nick name “Bengal Tiger, Prince of Calcutta, Lord Snooty and Dada”
ü Date of Birth July 8th, 1972
ü Place of birth Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal, India
ü Major teamsIndia, Asian Cricket Council XI, Benggal, Glamorgan, and Lancashire
ü Batting styleLeft-hand bat
ü Bowling styleRight-arm medium
ü Favourite ground Sydney Cricket Ground
ü Current position in Indian Cricket team Former Captain, batsman, bowler and fielder
ü Best bowling performance in ODI 5/16
ü Best bowling performance in Test 3/37
1. Basic information about Sourav Ganguly
2. Education of Sourav Ganguly
3. Hobbies of Sourav Ganguly
4. Coach and mentor of Sourav Ganguly
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5. Professional idol of Sourav Ganguly
6. Family life and Personal life of Sourav Ganguly
7. Love life of Sourav Ganguly
8. Leadership qualities of Sourav Ganguly
9. Domestic/first class debut of Sourav Ganguly
10. ODI debut of Sourav Ganguly
11. Test debut of Sourav Ganguly
12. Twenty20 debut of Sourav Ganguly
13. Career highlights of Sourav Ganguly
14. Major controversies associated with Sourav Ganguly
15. Interesting facts about Sourav Ganguly
16. History of man of match and man of the series won by Sourav Ganguly
17. Major achievement of Sourav Ganguly in ODI cricket matches
18. Major achievement of Sourav Ganguly in Test cricket matches
19. Captaincy record of Sourav Ganguly
20. Major Endorsements by Sourav Ganguly
21. Ranking (ODI/Test/Bowling/batting/all rounder) of Sourav Ganguly
22. History of catch outs by Sourav Ganguly
23. History of run outs by Sourav Ganguly
24. History of bowled outs by Sourav Ganguly
25. Run scored in each game by Sourav Ganguly
26. Wicket taken in each game by Sourav Ganguly
ü St Xavier's College, Kolkata (India)
ü Listening to music
4. Coach and mentor of Sourav Ganguly
ü NA
ü Father’s Name Chandidas Ganguly
ü Mothers’ Name Nirupa Ganguly
ü Siblings (brother) Snehasish C Ganguly
ü Wife’s name Dona Ganguly
ü Daughter’s Name Sana Ganguly
ü A childhood friend and neighbour Dona was his first love. Ultimately at the age of 23, against the wishes of parents, Sourav Ganguly got married to Dona in 1996.
ü Aggressive
ü Leading from front
ü Team spirit
ü Sourav Ganguly played his domestic cricket debut match for West Bengal in 1989-00.
ü Jan, 1992, v West Indies at Brisbane
ü June 1996, Vs at Lord's (Sourav Ganguly scored century in his first test match and was the man of the match for the same.
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Batting Performance |
ODIs matches |
Test Matches |
|
Matches |
303 |
96 |
|
Innings |
292 |
155 |
|
Not Out |
23 |
14 |
|
Runs |
11147 |
5812 |
|
Average |
41 |
41 |
|
Strike Rate |
74 |
50 |
|
100's |
22 |
13 |
|
50's |
71 |
29 |
|
Highest Score (HS) |
183 |
173 |
|
Bowling Performance |
ODIs matches |
Test Matches |
|
Match |
303 |
96 |
|
Balls |
4459 |
2708 |
|
Runs |
3734 |
1506 |
|
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