However, the rahul dravidled outfit lost two out of its three games to bangladesh. Over 254 pages, ganguly deconstructs his playing days and there is candour and the obvious neversaydie spirit. This book is a real salute to all time great indian skipper sourav ganguly. Historical record breaking heart pumping match ever must watch start to end. Dont compare kohlis ipl captaincy record with that of india. Jun 20, 2018 sourav ganguly, former indian captain, has expressed his concern over the health of the game cricket after england posted an odi record total of 4816 against australia on tuesday. In sourav gangulys tellall book, a mahendra singh dhoni story no one knows about updated. The moment you enter sourav gangulys rather ornate office in his house in behala in south kolkata, you are bound to notice sourav ganguly standing inside a glass cabinet. In 1998, sourav ganguly scaled new heights of success with quite a few impressive performances against pakistan and sri lanka. Here is a video that captures how sachin tendulkar, rahul dravid, and sourav ganguly celebrated the win. Ms dhonis offer to sourav ganguly on his last day of international cricket to lead the indian cricket team for one last time was accepted by the excaptain but proved too hard for him to pull off.
Mar 15, 2015 a recommended read for all diehard sourav ganguly fans. Why did he demand that the grass be trimmed just before start of play at the nagpur pitch. Speaking in a show named dadagiri, hosted by sourav ganguly, he spoke about his comeback in the indian team and credited sourav ganguly. Sourav ganguly and rahul dravid set up a plethora of batting records against sri lanka.
Fight for independence cup 1998 world record chase begins in the dark. Virat kohli eclipses record set by sourav ganguly kohli has now amassed 5,123 runs as skipper and surpassed current bcci chief ganguly s tally of 5,082 runs in 148 odis. Oct 23, 2015 records held by former indian captain sourav ganguly. Sachin tendulkar sourav ganguly 247 innings arguably the most successful opening duo in odi cricket. Sourav ganguly opened up on life under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 2. During his playing career, ganguly established himself as one of the worlds leading batsmen and also one. The obvious challengers would be the feted combination of sachin tendulkar and sourav ganguly, who tormented international bowlers for 15 years, ian chappell wrote in. Sourav ganguly magical match winning bowling spell against.
Sourav ganguly bowling, best 20 wickets amazing dada celebrations. Sourav ganguly holds the record of highest score 183 by an indian in the world cup. Record book india smash the highest world cup total the. Especially in overseas tests, sourav ganguly has proved himself the best indian captain statistically. Apr 03, 2018 ganguly was given the india captaincy in 2000 at a time when indian cricket was almost on lifesupport after the matchfixing debacle. Sourav ganguly captaincy record the complete stats. Most centuries by an indian batsman in a single world cup. Sourav ganguly says playing under pressure tougher than. Current situation is like test match on dangerous wicket. Saptarshi sarkar for his commendable work as far as this book is concerned. Odi cricket sourav ganguly best bowling performances. Ganguly, s c test cricket, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling graphs, performances by ground, performances by opponent, performances by year, performances by series, performances by batting position, analysis of dismissals, list of innings, partnership records, man of match awards. Age 47 years, 9 months, 27 days national side india. Find gangulys records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets.
He holds the record for the highest individual score by any batsman in. Roy and haels, who stitched 256run partnership, went past sourav ganguly and sachin tendulkars 252run opening stand. Tendulkar ganguly lead this list with a total of 38 century above partnerships including 26 in odis and 12 in tests. In a book named beefys cricket tales written by ian botham, sourav ganugly talks about the paranormal experience he had back in 2002 when india were on a tour of england. Sourav ganguly contact number 919990232448 sourav ganguly email id na. Sourav ganguly, former indian captain, has expressed his concern over the health of the game cricket after england posted an odi record total of 4816 against australia on tuesday. Asked what was tougher between being a player and bcci president, ganguly had no hesitation while responding to the question. Ganguly bowled a magical spell of 103165 to help india win the match by 34 runs. He reckons its a very useful service for people like us who are away from home all the time topics. Although he didnt play international cricket like his younger brother sourav, snehasish had a career with bengal which spanned ten years.
In sourav ganguly s tellall book, a mahendra singh dhoni story no one knows about updated. Sourav ganguly biography age, height, career, records. This book is a precious gift to the fans, followers, admirers and supporters of great dada sourav ganguly. Aug 29, 2008 sourav is promoting vyke phone technology for calling abroad cheaply from your mobile. The maharaja of cricket is about the man, the leader and the motivator.
Sourav ganguly holds the record of highest individual score by left handed batsman in both test and odi forindia. Check out the latest sourav gangulys articles, quotes, interviews, cricket insights exclusively on. Ganguly was worked over by the bowlers in the longer format and his deficiency against short pitched bowling was something that was picked up by bowlers and captains the world over. Saptarshi sarkar for his commendable work as far as this book. List of international cricket centuries by sourav ganguly. Records held by former indian captain sourav ganguly. Sourav, along with sachin tendulkar, formed by far the most successful opening pair in oneday international cricket, having amassed the highest number of. Rightarm pacer deepak chahar entered the record books after his exceptional bowling helped india. Sourav ganguly magical match winning bowling spell against south africa. When he gets out, india are close enough, but go on to make a mess before finally.
Sourav ganguly holds the record for the best bowling performance for india against pakistan. Sachin, sourav praise record breaking deepak chahar nagpur, nov 11 ians rightarm pacer deepak chahar entered the record books after his exceptional bowling helped india clinch the threematch. Who is a better captain, sourav ganguly or ms dhoni. Its an interesting books of statistics and records and its a treat for cricket lovers and cricket fans. The name which represents trust, passion, courage, reliability and success. Read about sourav gangulys profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Robin singh scores a runaball 80 too, but its ganguly who holds the innings together with a wellpaced 124. Sourav ganguly bowling records get bowling records by sourav ganguly in odis, tests, t20is, first class and twenty twenty matches including icc world.
Most of his income and net worth came from cricket. Jun 01, 2019 sanjay bangar to bowl best over of his career india vs zimbabwe adelaide 2004. Sourav ganguly was a very influential figure in indian cricket history and helped usher in a great era for indian cricket in the early 2000s. Get sourav gangulycricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about sourav ganguly. A trip down memory lane with sourav ganguly the captain who. Sourav ganguly is scared after england score record 481 runs. Sourav ganguly as an indian captain was a game changer for indian cricket in the 2000s. During the process, the hosts went past their own record of 444 runs they put up against pakistan in an odi in 2016. Getty images this was the first 300run partnership in odis, and it.
Greg chappell latest news irfan pathan was courageous, selfless, says greg chappell 7 jan 2020, 08. India lost ganguly in the 67th over of the innings, with the side getting reduced to. The prince of kolkata, sourav ganguly has been in the news recently for his comeback to the indian cricket team, both in the odi and test versions. Highest individual score by indian batsman in world cup. Sourav ganguly net worth 2020 car, salary, business. Sourav ganguly is scared after england score record 481. As the curtains come down on souravs illustrious,you will forever remain a hero and an. Dilip doshi credits sourav ganguly for eradicating factionalism. England bowling weak, indian cricket team at advantage. Sourav ganguly profile icc ranking, age, career info. Heres why sourav ganguly is scared as england hammer world. Sourav ganguly is scared after england pile up record odi.
He removed andrew symonds, michael bevan, and michael clarke in a crucial juncture of the game. Win a series and the whole country seems to be in your feet w. It is said, in cricket playing nations, the captain of the national team has the second most important job after that of the prime minister. On his 43rd birthday, straight from the lost record books, sandipan banerjee unearths dadas top five bowling spells in international cricket. Ganguly brought india back in the game with his bowling spell of three for 41 in seven overs. Ganguly took to twitter and posted a series of tweets just after england posted the highest odi innings total in mens cricket against australia. Sourav ganguly and dona roy gangulys daring love story. Sourav ganguly, however, deleted those tweets from his twitter handle. But, if you look at it as a game it is totally different in all the three formats. In 1999 cricket world cup, ganguly set the record for the highest score by an indian and the second highest ever in world cup history with a blitzkrieg of 183 runs off just 158 balls. One day internationals sourav ganguly best bowling performances. He didnt play in any of the two landmark series 1983, 2011.
It probes the symbiotic relationship between the man and the cricketer. Sourav ganguly captaincy record the complete stats4 min read. Sourav ganguly check gangulys news, career, age, rankings. Let us look into the captaincy records of sourav ganguly in detail.
Sep 12, 20 sourav ganguly bowling, best 20 wickets amazing dada celebrations. The sourav ganguly led side played cautiously in the second innings and lost three wickets for 115 runs. Some love sourav ganguly, others love to hate him, but no one can simply ignore him. Cricket sachin tendulkar, sourav ganguly, vvs laxman praise record breaking deepak chahar by db post digital november 11, 2019 nagpur. From his international debut in 1992 to his retirement in 2008, he scored centuries 100 or more runs on 16 occasions in test cricket and in 22 one day international odi matches ganguly scored a century on test debut, against england in lords in june 1996. Dada is undoubtedly one of indias most successful captains, one who moulded a new team when india was at its lowest ebb, reeling from the betting scandal. Ms dhoni has the record for most wins as indian captain. The biggest advantage for kohli will be the support of two very successful leadersmahendra singh dhoni and rohit sharmaon whom he can fall back on during testing situations. It is quite unlikely that this record gets beaten anytime sooner as the current players are nowhere near the record. File picture of sourav ganguly and rahul dravid photo credits.
Sourav ganguly contact address phone number emailid fanpage. Sourav chandidas ganguly affectionately known as dada is an indian cricket administrator. Playing outside india, team india has won out of 11 out of 28 test matches under ganguly. Is sourav ganguly the second best odi batsman after sachin. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive.
Cricket, captaincy and controversyfirst of all, i would like to congratulate the author, mr. Most century partnerships in history of cricket, know. Visit the official iplt20 website for minutetominute live updates. From his international debut in 1992 to his retirement in 2008, he scored centuries 100 or more runs on 16 occasions in test cricket and in 22 one day international odi matches. He is the eighth highest runscorer in odi and second among the indians, with 11,363 runs. Jun 20, 2018 former india captain sourav ganguly reacted bluntly after england piled up a record 481 for six in their quota of 50 overs in the third one day international match against the visiting australian. Sourav ganguly is the only cricketer to win four successive man of the match awards in one day internationals.
May 14, 2019 former captain sourav ganguly on tuesday insisted that virat kohlis ipl captaincy will not have an impact in the world cup as he enjoys a good record as an odi skipper. Record book india smash the highest world cup total. He would take dona away to the registrar, get married and then bring her back. Sourav ganguly is a former indian cricketer and captain of the india national cricket team. Dravid and ganguly post alltime record partnership in the world cup 1999.
The historic performance put an end to the undisputed record of the australian team and remains an iconic match for cricket fans across the globe. Sourav ganguly bowling, best 20 wickets amazing dada. Sachin tendulkar, sourav ganguly praise record breaking deepak chahar on sunday evening, chahar finished with figures of 67 the best figures by a bowler in t20i cricket. He was conceived on 8 july 1972 in behala, kolkata.
Ap photo bcci president sourav ganguly says managing administration is a lot easier than being a player as batting is mostly a onechance game the former india captain was speaking during the sportstar aces awards here on monday. This book is a tribute to the grit, courage and dedication of one man who taught indian cricketers to dream. Sourav ganguly, bcci secretary jay shah and bcci treasurer arun dhumal twittersganguly99 bcci president sourav ganguly responded to the reactions that have followed his daughter sanas posts on the issue of the citizenship amendment act caa please keep sana out of all this issues this post is not true she is too young a girl to know about anything in politics. Sourav ganguly was a very influential figure in indian cricket history and helped usher in a. Because of his model aptitude of playing shots on the off side. Cricket, captaincy and controversy investigates the big events in dadas interesting career. Gangulytendulkar faced better bowlers than rohitkohli. Cricket, captaincy and controversy investigates the big events in dadas career. Read the expert analysis and columns presented by sourav ganguly. Sourav ganguly is the only batsman to score a century on debut and to be dismissed first ball in his final test innings. Initially, the plan looked like it would backfire as the registrars office had a lot of people waiting exuberantly, in high spirits after indias performance. The book is a overall nicely written,powerpacked with a dose of information and statistics.
It was only the third time that a team won a match after being asked to follow on. Sourav ganguly was known for his all round performance. With a bat in his hands, he is still worth a wager. Jason roy, alex hales break tendulkarganguly record. Cricket sachin tendulkar, sourav ganguly, vvs laxman. Sourav gangulycricket player profile from india at ndtv sports. Sourav ganguly is a previous indian cricket group chief, and the second most astounding rungetter from india in the odis. Brilliant biography of dada with lots of interesting statistics and. The author has kept in mind the title of the book and maintained the. My official facebook handle, managed by me and my team. How sachin tendulkar played the book cricket as playing it my way makes it to the limca book of records as the highest ever sold adult hardback, heres coauthor boria majumdar on how it. Saptarshi sarkar on this wonderful gift to the cricketlovers as well as gangulians.
The face who turned around indian cricket team into a world beater. Sourav ganguly s book reveals highs and lows of his tumultuous cricket career sourav ganguly, in his book titled a century is not enough has written about how guruturnedfoe greg chappell. The indian pair had achieved the feat in colombo in 1998. Snehasish chandidas ganguly born 11 june 1965 is a former indian first class cricketer. Sourav ganguly contactaddress26 biren roy road behala, kolkata 700 008, west bengal, india. Sourav ganguly reveals how ms dhoni convinced him to lead. On a chilly third morning, ganguly is imperious through the off side, driving both through the covers and behind point. Apart from batting records that still stand thanks to gangulys powerful. Sourav ganguly profile cricket player,indiasourav ganguly. Sachin tendulkar, rahul dravid celebrate wildly after.
In sourav gangulys tellall book, a mahendra singh dhoni. Sourav ganguly recalls historic test win over australia. Sourav ganguly was a delightful batsman to watch, he has millions of fans, his skills to drive the ball to the offside, perfectness to handle the swing, and ducking before bouncers were few of his rare skills we can never overlook. He pulls the short ones capably and hits 20 boundaries in what seems an. According to dilip doshi, during his playing career, team india had only north. Doshi said during the book launch of wizards the story of indian spin bowling. Sourav ganguly was born in kolkata on 8 july 1972 in a bengali family. Sourav ganguly england have been conquered in the twenty20s by india and though they say the odi series will be a different ballgame. Sourav ganguly biography records career book awards info. If it hadnt been for ganguly, harbhajan would have had a very short career which ended back in 2000. Sourav ganguly left and sachin tendulkar pti virat kohli and rohit sharma have stacked up astonishing numbers while batting as a pair, but when it comes to facing quality fast bowlers, the celebrated opening pair of sachin tendulkar and sourav ganguly had a far tougher job. Sourav gangulys book reveals highs and lows of his tumultuous cricket career sourav ganguly, in his book titled a century is not enough has written about how guruturnedfoe greg chappell.
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