Sourav Ganguly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sourav Ganguly
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1972(1972-07-08)
Age	52
Birthplace	Kolkata
Country	India
Horoscope	Cancer

Sourav Ganguly Biography

Sourav Ganguly is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on July 8, 1972 in Kolkata, India. A renowned and successful Indian captains. He took home 11 international Tests and participated at the Cricket World Cup in 1999 2003, 1999, and 2007. He assisted in the rise from eighth to second place in the ICC Test rankings during his time as captain.

He was a Test and ODI teammate alongside the great He was Test and ODI teammates with the great Sachin Tendulkar…

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (/s ʃ uː r ə v ɡ ɛ n ɡ uː l j / ( listen ) ; born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning “elder brother” in Bengali), is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Following a prolific Ranji season in 1990–91, Ganguly scored three runs in his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies in 1992. He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be “arrogant” and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned. It was rumoured that Ganguly refused to carry drinks for his teammates, commenting that it was not his job to do so, later denied by him. Consequently, he was removed from the team. He toiled away in domestic cricket, scoring heavily in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Ranji seasons. Following an innings of 171 in the 1995–96 Duleep Trophy, he was recalled to the National team for a tour of England in 1996, in the middle of intense media scrutiny. He played in a single ODI, but was omitted from the team for the first Test. However, after teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring, citing ill-treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin, Ganguly made his Test debut against England in the Second Test of a three-match series at Lord’s Cricket Ground alongside Rahul Dravid. England had won the First Test of the three-match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lord’s, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire. Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Ganguly’s 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground. India was not required to bat in the second innings due to the match ending in a draw. In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India. The Test again ended in a draw, handing England a 1–0 series victory; Ganguly scored 48 in the second innings.

He got married to Dona Roy on the 27th of September 1997, and They have one daughter called Sana. His brother Snehasish was also a member of his team Bengal team.

Sourav Ganguly Net Worth

Sourav Ganguly is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sourav Ganguly 's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was known as Maharaja meaning Great King. He also made his debut in the first class of Bengal in the year 1989.

He scored more than 11,000 ODI runs during his career. He averaged over 40 for both formats. Later, he was elected president of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. Chandidas ran a flourishing print business and was one of the richest men in the city. Ganguly had a luxurious childhood and was nicknamed the ‘Maharaja’, meaning the ‘Great King’. Ganguly’s father Chandidas Ganguly died at the age of 73 on 21 February 2013 after a long illness.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sourav Ganguly Dating?

According to our records, Sourav Ganguly married to Dona Ganguly. As of December 1, 2023, Sourav Ganguly’s is not dating anyone.

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Author Pradeep Mandhani commented that in his tenure between 2000 and 2005, Ganguly became India’s most successful Test captain. He led his team to victory on 21 occasions – seven times more than Mohammad Azharuddin with the second most wins—and led them for a record 49 matches—twice more than both Azharuddin and Sunil Gavaskar. Compared to his batting average of 45.47 when not captain, Ganguly’s Test batting average as captain was a lower 37.66.

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His Lancashire teammate Andrew Flintoff thought him to be aloof and compared his attitude to that of Prince Charles. In Australia’s three Test and five- match ODI tour of India in early 2001, Ganguly caused controversy by arriving late for the toss on four occasions, something that agitated opposing captain Steve Waugh. In the Fourth ODI, he caused further controversy by failing to wear his playing attire to the toss, something considered unusual in cricket circles. However, India won the Test series 2–1, ending Australia’s run of 16 consecutive Test match victories in the Second Test. The match saw India looking set for defeat after conceding a first innings lead of 274. Waugh chose to enforce the follow-on and V. V. S. Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) batted for the entire fourth day’s play to set Australia a target of 384 on a dusty, spinning wicket. The Australians were unable to survive and became only the third team to lose a Test after enforcing the follow-on. In November 2001, Ganguly’s wife Dona gave birth to their daughter Sana. During the final match of the 2002 NatWest Series held in Lords after a stunning performance by team mates Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, Ganguly took off his shirt in public and brandished it in the air to celebrate India’s winning of the match. He was later strongly condemned for tarnishing the “gentleman’s game” image of cricket and disrespecting Lord’s protocol. Ganguly said that he was only mimicking an act performed by the British all-rounder Andrew Flintoff during a tour of India. In 2003, India reached the World Cup Final for the first time since 1983, where they lost to the Australians. Ganguly had a successful tournament personally, scoring 465 runs at an average of 58.12, including three centuries.

Is Ganguly from royal family?

Early and personal life. Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. Chandidas ran a flourishing print business and was one of the richest men in the city. Ganguly had a luxurious childhood and was nicknamed the ‘Maharaja’, meaning the Great King.

Why is Ganguly called dada?

Sourav Ganguly comes from the state of West Bengal, where an elder male person is referred to as “Dada”. Ganguly was respected a lot by his teammates and he was also the captain of Indian Cricket Team in his time. Therefore his teammates used to call him DADA.

How many times Ganguly got out in 99?

He ended up in the nineties on four occasions—including two scores of 99. In ODIs, Ganguly scored centuries against ten opponents—against all the cricketing nations that have permanent One Day International status except the West Indies. His first ODI century came against Sri Lanka at the R.

When did Ganguly retired?

The “Maharaja” finally retired from international cricket in 2008 after playing his last Test against Australia at home. Post retirement, Ganguly continued to play cricket for his state team, Bengal and also signed up with Kolkata in 2008 for the Indian T20 League.

Is Sourav Ganguly from a rich family?

Sourav Ganguly is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly, which is one of the richest family in Kolkata. His father Chandidas owned a printing business and it was the third largest in all of Asia.