Today is the birthday of Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. He has turned 51 years old. He was born on 8 July 1972.
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Ganguly has many records in his name, which still stand today.
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Sourav was called 'God of offside' because of his game. At the same time, he is also known as 'Dada', 'Prince of Kolkata', 'Bengal Tiger'.
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Under Ganguly's captaincy, India reached the final of the 2003 ODI World Cup, where Team India finished as the runner-up.
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In 2001, Ganguly was instrumental in stopping Australia's winning streak of 16 consecutive matches, when he was the captain of the team.
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Sourav Ganguly was the first Indian captain to win ODI (3-2) and Test series (2-1) in Pakistan.
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The opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly added 6609 runs in 136 innings. During this the average was 49.32.
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Ganguly is the only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs. He achieved this feat in the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup.
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Sourav captained India in 49 Test matches, out of which India won 21. At the same time, Dada captained in 146 ODIs, in which 76 were won.
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Ganguly has been one of the best ODI batsmen of India. He scored 11,363 runs in 311 matches at an average of 41.02. Also took 100 wickets
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He was the fastest player in his era to reach 9,000 runs in ODIs. He achieved the feat in 236 innings. Now this record is in the name of Virat Kohli
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In Tests, Ganguly scored 7,212 runs in 113 matches, including 16 centuries. Here he also has 32 wickets
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Sourav Ganguly is survived by wife Donna Ganguly, daughter Sana Ganguly. At the same time, his brother Snehasish Ganguly was also a cricketer.
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