Sourav Ganguly (Indian Cricketer) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	08/07/1972
Age	53 years
Birthplace	Behala, Kolkata

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Nickname	Bengal Tiger Maharaja Dada The God of the Off Side The Warrior Prince

Physical Stats & More

Height	180 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

School	St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, West Bengal
College	Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Listening Music Playing Soccer

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Wife	Dona Ganguly
Children	Sana Ganguly
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Marriage Date	02/1997

Family

Father	Chandidas Ganguly
Mother	Nirupa Ganguly
Siblings	Snehasish Ganguly

Career

International Debut

Test	20 June 1996 vs England at Lord's
ODI	11 January 1992 vs West Indies at Brisbane

International Retirement

Test	6 November 2008 vs Australia at Nagpur
ODI	15 November 2007 vs Pakistan at Gwalior

Coach/Mentor

BD Desai
VS 'Marshall' Patil
Hemu Adhikari

Domestic/State Team

West Bengal
Glamorgan
Lancashire

Nature on field

Aggressive

Likes to play against

Australia

Favourite Shot

Upper Cut

Records (main ones)

In One Day International, he is the only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the Match Awards.
With 11363 runs, he is India's second and world's 8th highest run scorer in the history of ODI.
He is the fastest batsman to reach the 9000 runs in the One Day International.
Having 10000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODI, he is one of the only five cricketers to achieve this unique treble.
His score of 183 runs is the highest by an Indian batsman in a World Cup match.
By winning 11 out of 28 matches, he is the most successful Indian captain overseas.
He holds the record for registering the highest individual score by any batsman in a ICC Champions Trophy final (117).
He was the first player to score 3 centuries in the history of ICC Champions Trophy.
He is the only batsman to score a century on debut and to be dismissed first ball in his final Test innings.
Sourav Ganguly holds the record of highest individual score by Left Handed batsman in both Test and ODI for India.

Career Turning Point

In the 1996 tour of England (which was his debut test), when he scored two consecutive centuries in the two innings.

Test Stats

Matches	113
Innings	188
Runs	7212
Average	42.17
Highest Score	239

Favourites

Cricketer	David Gower
Food	Alu Posto Chingri Macher Malaikari Biriyani

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sourav Ganguly does not smoke.
2. Sourav Ganguly drinks alcohol.
3. His family is among the wealthiest in Kolkata.
4. He uses his right hand for everything except batting.
5. In the late 90s, after a successful tour of England, he secretly married his childhood friend Dona Roy due to their families being rivals.
6. He is regarded as one of the most successful captains in Indian Cricket history.
7. Sourav Housing Complex in Kolkata is named after him.
8. Following Sachin Tendulkar, he launched a three-story restaurant called "Sourav’s – The Food Pavilion” in Kolkata.
9. 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.

Sourav Ganguly Cricketer Indian Behala, Kolkata