Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 180 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
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| Hometown | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| School | St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| College | Not Known |
| Religion | Hindu |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||
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| Wife | Dona Ganguly | ||||
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Family
| Father | Chandidas Ganguly | ||||
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| Mother | Nirupa Ganguly | ||||
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Career
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| Nature on field | Aggressive | ||||
| Likes to play against | Australia | ||||
| Favourite Shot | Upper Cut | ||||
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| Career Turning Point | In the 1996 tour of England (which was his debut test), when he scored two consecutive centuries in the two innings. |
Favourites
| Cricketer | David Gower |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Sourav Ganguly does not smoke. | |
| Sourav Ganguly drinks alcohol. | |
| His family is among the wealthiest in Kolkata. | |
| He uses his right hand for everything except batting. | |
| In the late 90s, after a successful tour of England, he secretly married his childhood friend Dona Roy due to their families being rivals. | |
| He is regarded as one of the most successful captains in Indian Cricket history. | |
| Sourav Housing Complex in Kolkata is named after him. | |
| Following Sachin Tendulkar, he launched a three-story restaurant called "Sourav’s – The Food Pavilion” in Kolkata. | |
| He holds various positions, including being a member of the IPL governing council and part of the Justice Mudgal Committee probe panel for IPL Spot-fixing appointed by the Supreme Court of India. |
