ѕαυяαν ¢нαη∂ι∂αѕ gαηgυℓу

Full name : ѕαυяαν ¢нαη∂ι∂αѕ gαηgυℓу
Born : July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age : 36 years
Major teams : India, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire
Batting style : Left-hand batBowling style Right-arm medium
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Education : St Xavier's College

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ѕαυяαν ¢нαη∂ι∂αѕ gαηgυℓу made his entry into this world on July 08, 1973 in Calcutta, the ‘City of Joy’, now Kolkata. He was born into a sports loving family and was the second of two sons born to Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. He was born into immense wealth, unlike many Indian cricketers, with the exception of royalty. His parents gave him the nickname of ‘Maharaj’ meaning ‘Prince’. Perhaps, they knew that their son was born to lead



∂α∂α'ѕ father, Chandidas Ganguly runs a flourishing printing business, the 3rd largest in Asia, that has helped make the Gangulys among the 5 richest in Kolkata. Even today, ∂α∂α'ѕ father is one of the major barons in the printing business in Kolkata. His palatial, joint-family home which has nearly 30 members in the Kolkata suburb of Behala has more than 45 rooms. There is suggestion of affluence everything in the Ganaguly household, from the palatial 4-storey building itself to the beautifully decorated rooms. The annual turnover of ∂α∂α'ѕ family is nearly 80 crores, with just a profit of 40 crores!

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For someone who is one of the best cricketers of contemporary times, it would come as a surprise to many of ∂α∂α'ѕ fans that cricket was not his first love. Like all people who dwell in the city of Kolkata, ∂α∂α'ѕ first sporting passion was football. But like most Indian kids, he had to make the difficult choice between academics and sport and his mother wasn’t very supportive of ∂α∂α taking up cricket or any sport as a career. But Snehashish, who was an established cricketer for Bengal only strengthened his brother’s resolve to be a cricketer and he asked his father to get ∂α∂α enrolled in a cricket coaching camp during ∂α∂α'ѕ class ten holidays.
For a young man who used his brother's cricket gear during practice, it was indeed ironical that he replaced his brother in the Bengal cricket team and consequently, Snehashish was dropped. And thus, ∂α∂α began a glorious cricketing career.

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And then ∂α∂α made his international ODI debut on 11 january 1992 against West Indies in brisbane but unfortunately he was given just one single match to proove his talent. ∂α∂α was crcitised as a cricketer with no cricketing talent and a player with no respect towards senior cricketers in a report that said ''∂α∂α refused carry water for a senior cricketer during a match.''.

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After failing to proove his greatness in his ODI debut match, ∂α∂α was dropped from the side. He practised hard, and yes after 4 long years of pain and sorrow ∂α∂α played his debut TEST match at LORDS against England and returned back to international cricket superbly by scoring centuries in 2 consecutive test matches. He was adjurned the Man of the Series and became the hero of India. He also achieved the feat of taking a wicket on just the 7th ballhe bowl in TESTcricket

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∂α∂α felt that every young player should play two years of domestic cricket before being selected for international assignments. He also said that every newcomer should be given at least five games to prove himself. Perhaps, he being at a receiving end of a raw deal that threatened to ruin his international cricket career enabled ∂α∂α to understand the insecurities of other newcomers in the team better than his predecessors. ∂α∂α backed the youngsters in the team tremendously and thus, gained the love of his teammates.

∂α∂α also was not shy of taking on responsibility. He showed that he can be a leader of a team, which has greats like Sachin and Dravid in the side, without any problems. Under ∂α∂α'ѕ leadership, India got back the winning habit which the team had forgotten.

Today, dada's is the most successful Indian captain leaving Mohammed Azharuddin’s previous record of 14 test wins behind. Sourav has won 21 Tests as captain, of which more than 7 wins have come overseas! His success rate is an amazing 42%, the highest ever by an Indian captain

Under his captaincy, the Indian team achieved remarkable heights, including the Test series win against Australia at home in 2001, reaching the World Cup Final in 2003, and winning both the one-day and Test series in Pakistan in 2004.

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In just a few years, ∂α∂α rewrote the rules of captaincy. Unlike some of his predecessors, he was impartial, non-parochial, and forever pushed his players to perform better. Off the field, ∂α∂α interactions with the media, his fans, and detractors were uncompromisingly honest and earned him the respect of cricket followers everywhere.

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∂α∂α was again dropped from the team just because of politics. He was again criticised by some people. he was out from team for more than 1 year. this brought to the minds of the supporters od ∂α∂α that he will now never be able to play international cricket thus bringing an end to his cricket career.

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But it was not the end, it was the start of his new career, he played lots of county cricket for Glamorgan & lancashire, he played lots of domestic cricket in India and then he rose again.....he proved that he is a real fighter........he came back in the team after 1 year and lead his team to the top and then he is for sure the best cricketer in the world and he is so called 'tђє ๒єภgคl tเgєг'

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December 2006: After being out of the side because of politics for 10 months, Dada is RECALLED to the Indian Team for the South Africa Test series after India recd a drubbing at the hands of the hosts in the ODI series, losing 0-4. This is the 1st test team selection after Kiran More stepping down and Vengsarkar taking over as Chief Selector.
Jan 6, 2007: Dada emerges the highest run-getter for India in the South Africa Test series with 2 50s and 214 runs in all. Silences decorators within and outside the team with his remarkable return to Test cricket.
Jan 21, 2007: After a terrific comeback into the Test side, Dada is recalled into the ODI team after a gap of 1 and a half years. The Maharaj makes a brilliant comeback in one-dayers also with an explosive 98 off 110 balls. Dada is back on top and is hailed by fans and critics alike.
Feb 12, 07: After scoring 168 runs in the home series vs WI at an average of 56.08, Dada is picked in the final 15 men squad for the World Cup in the Caribbean. His dream finally comes true!
Feb 17, 2007: Dada is awarded the MAN OF THE SERIES award in the home series vs. SL for making the most runs in the series - 168 runs in 3 games at an average of 84.00! In the six matches since his recall, Dada scores four 50s. Across the country, he is hailed as the "KING OF COMEBACKS" for making one of the strongest comebacks ever in the history of cricket. This award comes in only his 2nd series after the recall and after a gap of 6 yrs.
June 29, 2007: With their 134 run open partnership against South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the Future Cup in Belfast, Sourav and Sachin Tendulkar registered their 17th 100-run open stand to become the most successful opening pair in ODI cricket history. Sourav and Sachin reclaimed their record after Adam Gilchrist and Mathew Hayden had edged past in Feb 2007.
August 27, 2007: Sourav reaches 11,000 ODI runs in the 3rd ODI against England in the Natwest Series. He is only the second Indian after Tendulkar and fourth player in the world to achieve the feat. He is also the second fastest after Tendulkar to reach 11k.
September 2007: Sourav is only the 4th Indian player and 8th overall to reach 300 one-day internationals in the 5th ODI vs. England in the Natwest Series at Leeds. Dada celebrated his 300th ODI in style with a man-of-the match performance that bought India back into the 7-ODI series after being 3-1 down.
September 2007: Sachin and Sourav put their 19th century open-partnership together in the 5th ODI vs. England in the Natwest Series at Leeds, crossing 6,000 runs as an opening pair - the highest ever in ODI cricket.
September 2007: Dada reaches 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODI. Since his comeback in January 2007, Dada has played 20 games in which he scored 1000 runs at an average of over 55.
November 2007: Dada reaches 100 ODI wickets with the wicket of Shahid Afridi in the 4th ODI vs. Pakistan at Gwalior. Sourav is only the 3rd player ever to score 10,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODI after Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya.
December 2007: Dada completes 6000 Test runs in 2nd Test against Pakistan at Kolkata. Also hits 1st Test hundred in front of home crowd at Eden Gardens.
December 2007: Dada hits 15th Test hundred to bring up back-to-back tons in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in Bangalore. Sourav has achieved this feat three times in his career - on debut, against Sri Lanka in 1997/98 and against Pakistan in 2007.
December 2007: Dada reaches 1000 runs in a calendar year in Tests for the 1st time in his career in the 2nd innings of the 3rd Test.

December 2007: Dada is awarded the MAN OF THE SERIES in the India-Pakistan Test series at home. Sourav a whopping 534 runs in 3 Tests at an average of 89.00. Sourav scored 8, 48, 102, 46, 239, and 91 in 6 innings. He also took 4 wickets to take India to a 1-0 series win over Pakistan. Dada was the highest scorer in the series.
December 2007: Dada is only the 7th Indian to reach 100 Test matches.
March 2008: Dada receives Young Achiever's award for being an inspiration to youngsters.
April 2008: Sourav is awarded man of the match for his match winning 87 in the 1st innings of the low scoring 3rd Test at Kanpur against South Africa, April 13 2008.

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And now tђє קгเภςє ๏Ŧ ςгเςкєt is leading the к๏lкคtค кภเgђt гเ๔єгร team in the indian premeir league and is looking forward to win the tournament after a great start to the start to the tournament. He is the captain of a team which has big cricketers like Ricky Ponting, Shoib Akhtar, Brendon Mc Cullam, Shoaib Akhtar e.t.c.