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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly was born on July 8, 1972, Kolkata, Bengal. He is Also known as the "Prince of Kolkata". He went on to become the captain of Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2005. He has led India to the World Cup 2003 finals, and holds the Indian captaincy record for the most Test victories.
He is married to Dona who is a classical dancer.
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| Batting Style |
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Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Right-arm medium |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
88 |
279 |
| Wickets |
25 |
93 |
| Bowling average |
53.11 |
37.31 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
2 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
3 for 37 |
5 for 16 |
| Runs scored |
5221 |
10123 |
| Batting average |
40.78 |
40.65 |
| 100s |
12 |
22 |
| 50s |
25 |
60 |
| Top score |
173 |
183 |
| Catches |
- |
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| Stumping |
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- |
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| Test Debut |
| Sourav Ganguly made his test debut in Jun. 20-24, 1996 against England at Lord's. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Sourav Ganguly made his ODI debut against West Indies at Brisbane on Jan. 11, 1992. |
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Turning Point
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| In the 1999 cricket World Cup he scored 183 against Sri Lanka at Taunton. |
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Achievements and World Records
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He is the third player to cross 10,000 ODI runs. |
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Sourav is India's most successful captain. |
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He is the only Indian captain to win both the One Day and Test Series against Pakistan in their home turf. |
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Highest first wicket partnership for India in a ODI match, 258, against Kenya in 2001 with Sachin Tendulkar. |
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Saurav Ganguly was named Sport star Person of the Year 1998. He also won the Arjuna Award in 1998. |
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He has a new World Record for 5 consecutive Man of the Match Awards in the Sahara Cup 1997. |
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| Present life |
| At present, Sourav Ganguly has signed for Northamptonshire. |
