Sourav Ganguly Birthday: Today is the birthday of Sourav Ganguly, former captain of Team India. Ganguly, popularly known as Dada in the cricket world, has turned 51 years old. The Kolkata player has seen many ups and downs in his life but never gave up. He came back every time and showed his mettle to the world. Sourav Ganguly gave a new dimension to Indian cricket. The picture of the Indian team changed under his captaincy.
This left-handed batsman made many records in his career. There are some records which even Sachin and Kohli could not break. Ganguly has won the Player of the Match title for four consecutive times in International Cricket. His record still stands. No player has been able to break it yet.
Dada’s records which even Sachin could not break
There are some records in the name of Sourav Ganguly which have not been touched by any Indian batsman yet. Ganguly has played the longest innings for India in the ODI World Cup. He scored an inning of 183 against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup. Along with Ganguly is the batsman with the most centuries in the Champions Trophy. He has scored 3 centuries. Ganguly averages 85.66 in knockout matches of ICC tournaments.
Boss of BCCI
Ganguly played his first match for Team India on 11 January 1992 as an ODI match against the West Indies. Ganguly was dropped from the team for four years after scoring three runs in this match. He returned to the ODI team in 1996. After this Ganguly did not look back. After the death of Ganguly Jagmohan Dalmiya, he was elected the President of Bengal Cricket Association. In 2019, he also became the President of BCCI. He was the first cricketer to hold this position. He was elected the BCCI President in October 2019 and held the post for the next three years.
