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Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly
Personal information
Full name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972 (age 44)
Behala, Calcutta (presently Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Nickname Dada, The Prince of Calcutta, The Maharaja, The God of the Off Side, The Warrior Prince
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right arm medium
Role Batsman
Part-time all-rounder
Relations Brother: Snehasish Ganguly
Wife: Dona Ganguly (m. 1997)
Daughter: Sana Ganguly (b. 2001)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 206) 20 June 1996 v England
Last Test 6 November 2008 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 84) 11 January 1992 v West Indies
Last ODI 15 November 2007 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 99, 1, 24, 21
Domestic team information
Years Team
1990–2010 Bengal
2000 Lancashire
2005 Glamorgan
2006 Northamptonshire
2008–10 Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2012 Pune 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 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/28 5/16 6/46 5/16
Catches/stumpings 71/– 100/– 168/– 131/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2013

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (About this sound pronunciation ; born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team, Currently, he is appointed as the honourable President of the CAB and President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India.

Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother, Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times, and one of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time. He started his career by playing in state and school teams. Currently, he is the 8th highest run scorer in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and was the 3rd batsman 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.


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