Daren Ganga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daren Ganga
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Jan 14, 1979(1979-01-14)
Age	45
Birthplace	Barrackpore
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Horoscope	Capricorn

Daren Ganga Biography

Daren Ganga is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on January 14, 1979 in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago. Ganga was picked as a player in the third Test in Durban and was batted at 6 after established players such as Lara, Hooper and Chanderpaul. In the first innings , he produced 28 balls from 94 after being bowled out by Shaun Pollock. He scored 5 in the second innings and his team South Africans won by 9 wickets. Scores of 17 and16 were scored by Ganga during the next Test and , after four Test innings, he was removed at the hands of Shaun Pollock on every occasion. Ganga retained his place in the team for the 5th and last Test and was cricket together with Philo Wallace. He struggled once more Pollock dropping to him both times initially for ducks, the next time for 9.

When he returned to the home country, he experienced an unsuccessful domestic campaign in 1998/99, where he scored only one point above 50. He was a member of in the West Indies Board President’s XI against the touring Australians but was not chosen to take part in the series of Tests.

He appeared just once for Trinidad in 1999/2000 and captained the West Indies Under-23 side in a game against Pakistan in April. Although he failed to make double figures in the match he got another chance against them two weeks later when he got selected for the West Indies A. He made a pair of 50’s and after again playing for the West Indies A, this time against South Africa, he got recalled to the West Indies squad for a tour of Australia in 2000/01. Opening the batting he had a steady, but unspectacular tour. In 4 Tests he managed a top score of just 32.

In November 1999 Ganga represented the West Indies A in a game against India A before touring New Zealand. He toured New Zealand with the West Indies in December and despite making a hundred against Auckland he did not play a Test.

Ganga made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago on 21 February 1997, against Guyana at Queen’s Park Oval aged 18. The team he played with comprised Phil Simmons, Brian Lara, Mervyn Dillon and Ian Bishop. He managed only one half century during the tournament with which was 54 minutes against Guyana. In the next season’s West Indies Board president’s Cup 1997/98, he made his breakthrough. After scoring the score of 68 in the game in the series against Jamaica early in the tournament, but not doing anything more than that, he came to Trinidad and Tobago’s last game with a huge score. While playing in the match against Barbados, Ganga batted at the number 4 position and entered with his team in trouble with 3 wickets for. He scored the highest score of 138 and also helped his country beat Barbados by one wicket.

Daren Ganga Net Worth

Daren Ganga is one of the richest Cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daren Ganga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The following year, The West Indies toured Sri Lanka and after scoring 47 and 33 in the 1st Test , he produced just 24 runs from his four innings during the two final Tests.

Daren Ganga (born 14 January 1979) is an ex- West Indian cricketer. It is a left-handed, top order batsman as well as a part-time right arm offbreak bowler. When he made his debut at the age of 19, the player has been both in both the West Indian cricket team, frequently playing for and sometimes as captain of his own West Indies A side when they did not select him. In 2006, after being named the West Indian Players’ Association’s “Test Player of the Year’ Ganga was the debut time secured his spot in the team and, when the captain Ramnaresh Sarwan injured his shoulder in the second test of their 2007 tour to England The West Indies Cricket Board turned to Ganga to be the captain of the team during the rest of the tour. Ganga has had the opportunity to develop his leadership skills through his time as captain of Trinidad and Tobago and the West Indies Under-23 teams. He also has the ability to bowl off spin, but he tends to be batsman.

In August 1998, Ganga was named in the West Indies squad for their tour of South Africa. At the age of 19 he was the youngest Trinidad and Tobago player in 35 years to make the Test side. He made a half century in their opening warm up game against Griqualand West but failed against Border and South Africa.

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Back home, in April 2004 he took part in his first series against England. He took part in the 3rd and 4th Tests without success and again lost his place in the team. He did not play any more cricket until the 2004/05 domestic season where he made 610 runs and captained Trinidad and Tobago to Carib Beer Cup triumph. 265 of them came in a single innings, against the Leeward Islands. In July 2005, he was voted Trinidad and Tobago’s Cricketer of the Year. It was not enough to earn him a Test recall but he got to captain the A team in a series against Sri Lanka A which included a century and a 99.

Facts & Trivia

Daren Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Trinidad and Tobago. Daren Ganga celebrates birthday on January 14 of every year.

Ganga was not selected for the World Cup which was held in the Caribbean in March and April 2007 but was chosen to tour England with the West Indies following the tournament, in May 2007. With Brian Lara having retired, and after leading his country to two consecutive Carib Beer Cup titles, Ganga was appointed West Indies vice captain.

Is Daren Ganga Indian?

Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga says he is proud of his Indian heritage and has started the process of tracing his family’s roots in the country.

How old is Daren Ganga?

43 years (January 14, 1979)

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