Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly
Ganguly in 2008
35th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
In office
23 October 2019 – 18 October 2022
SecretaryJay Shah
Preceded byC.K. Khanna
Succeeded byRoger Binny
16th President of the Cricket Association of Bengal
In office
2015–2019
Preceded byJagmohan Dalmiya
Succeeded byAvishek Dalmiya
Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket Committee
Assumed office
17 November 2021
Preceded byAnil Kumble
Personal information
Full name
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972 (age 51)
Behala, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NicknameDada, Prince of Calcutta, Maharaj, Bengal Tiger
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Relations
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(m. 1997)​

Sana Ganguly (daughter)
Snehasish Ganguly (brother)
Websitesouravganguly.co.in
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 206)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
ODI shirt no.99 (previously 21, 24, 1, 2)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–2010Bengal
2000Lancashire
2005Glamorgan
2006Northamptonshire
2008–2010Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2012Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 113 311 254 437
Runs scored 7,212 11,363 15,687 15,622
Batting average 42.17 41.02 44.18 43.32
100s/50s 16/35 22/72 33/89 31/97
Top score 239 183 239 183
Balls bowled 3,117 4,561 11,108 8,199
Wickets 32 100 167 171
Bowling average 52.53 38.49 36.52 38.86
5 wickets in innings 0 2 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/28 5/16 6/46 5/16
Catches/stumpings 71/– 100/– 168/– 131/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2002 Sri Lanka
Runner-up 2000 Kenya
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up 1997 Sri Lanka
Runner-up 2004 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 January 2013
Signature

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly[1][2] (/sʃuːrəv ɡɛnɡuːlj/ ⓘ; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the Maharaja of Indian Cricket.[3] He was captain of the Indian national cricket team and is regarded as one of India's most successful cricket captains.[4] He was in the winning squad of 2007 ICC T20 World Cup as batsman. As captain, he led Indian national team to win the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and reach the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2004 Asia Cup.[5]

Ganguly scored 11363 runs in his ODI career which stands at ninth position in the world for most runs scored in ODI matches.[6] He was the third batsman to cross the 10,000 runs in One day cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq.[7] He holds the record for highest score in an innings (183) by an Indian batsman in the ODI Cricket World Cup.[8] In 2002, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time.[9] He announced his retirement from international cricket in 2008 and from all forms of cricket in 2012.[5]

Ganguly was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award, Padma Shri in 2004.[10] He was elected as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2019.[11][12] He is also a part of the Supreme Court of India appointed probe panel for the IPL Spot fixing and betting scandal's investigations.[13]

  1. ^ Menon, B. N. K. (1999). Myiris Guide to the ICC World Cup, England '99. Marine Sports Pub. Division. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-85361-50-5.
  2. ^ Jha, Sanjay (2010). 11 Triumphs Trials Turbulence. Orient Paperbacks. p. 23. ISBN 978-81-222-0497-1.
  3. ^ Bhattacharya, Abhirup (8 July 2018). "Maharaja of Indian Cricket: Why Sourav Ganguly Is An Inspiration". TheQuint. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Sourav Ganguly: Inside the mind of India's 'greatest' cricket captain". BBC. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly retires". BBC. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Most runs in career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Sourav Ganguly scores 10,000 ODI run". Hindustan Times. PTI. 10 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Records in World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Tendulkar second-best ever: Wisden". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ^ India Today Web Desk (23 October 2019). "Sourav Ganguly formally elected as the 39th president of BCCI". India Today. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. ^ Times Now (23 October 2019). "Sourav Ganguly takes over as BCCI president, ends 33-month tumultuous CoA reign". Economic Times. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Sourav Ganguly inducted into Mudgal Panel to probe IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal". Economic Times. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.