Harpercollins publishers india sourav ganguly harpercollins. 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. There can be no argument about his cricketing genius, right from the time he scored a test century at lords to the time he led india to. Get more information about sourav gangulys journey in. Nov 21, 2017 sourav ganguly goofs up about harbhajan singhs family picture, apologises updated. On the offside first there is then sourav ganguly rahul he is a briliant player and definitely a force to reckon with. Sourav ganguly sourav chandidas ganguly also known as dada is an indian cricketer. Here we are sharing sourav ganguly family tree member photos daughter mother wife name introduction is available here for all cricketer lovers. A tribute to debasish mohanty by odisha youth bangalore. Indias cricket team captain sourav ganguly l adjusts a crown on the head of indian tennis player sania mirza to congratulate her for her 12 february victory in the wta hyderabad open, 19 february 2005 in siliguri, in indias eastern state of west bengal, on the sidelines of a fundraising event. Sourav gangulys book to be turned into a biopic times of india. 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. The face who turned around indian cricket team into a world beater.
Ganguly is naturally righthanded, but became a lefthanded batsman at a young age so that he could use his brother, snehasishs cricket equipment. Sourav gangulys photo disguised as sardarji to visit durga puja pandal, reveals debut book a. Sourav ganguly profile icc ranking, age, career info. Sourav ganguly was a very influential figure in indian cricket history and helped usher in a. Wasim akram sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader. He is a brilliant player and definitely a force to reckon with. The cover of sourav gangulys book, a century is not enough. Sourav gangulys photo disguised as sardarji to visit. Although he didnt play international cricket like his younger brother sourav, snehasish had a career with bengal which spanned ten years. My rollercoaster ride to success shares about the incident when he decided to visit durga puja pandal as one of harbhajans tribe.
Brilliant biography of dada with lots of interesting. In 1997, he ran away with his childhood girlfriend dona roy. Sourav gangulys ton at lords cricket ground was the highest score1 by a batsman on debut at the ground. On the offside, first there is god, then sourav ganguly.
Sourav ganguly biography sourav chandidas ganguly born 8 july 1972 is a former indian test cricketer, and captain of the indian national team. Sourav ganguly family tree member photos daughter mother wife. The ganguly brothers anoop kumar, ashok kumar and kishore kumar left to right with their mother. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the indians. The name which represents trust, passion, courage, reliability and success. Sourav chandidas ganguly affectionately known as dada is an indian cricket administrator. As we already mentioned that sourav ganguly biography is like a bollywood movie. The families of the two didnt get along well and so the couple eloped. He is undoubtedly one of indias most successful captains, one who moulded a new team when india was at. In a bollywood film industry dominated by powerhouse families the ganguly brothers and their family connections serve as an important bridge between the clans. Cricket, captaincy and controversy investigates the big events in dadas interesting career. The book is a overall nicely written,powerpacked with a dose of information and statistics.
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. He 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. He went on to become the captain of indian cricket team from 2000 to 2005. Sourav ganguly biography, career, awards and net worth. He is regarded as one of indias most successful captains in modern times. Sourav ganguly goofs up about harbhajan singhs family.
It was sourav gangulys gamble on talented youngsters waiting for the opportunity that helped india from losing one of its greatest cricketers of all times. Is sourav ganguly a member of the indian royal family. Snehasish chandidas ganguly born 11 june 1965 is a former indian first class cricketer. During his time, he was the fastest to achieve the milestone of 6000 to 9000 runs. Born on 8 july 1972, sourav had got first opportunity to play for india in june 1996 and he hit century on his debut match. What are some lesser known facts about sourav ganguly. The history of the ganguly family begins with kunjalal ganguly, an advocate by profession coming from a long line of lawyers, and his wife gouri rani devi, the granddaughter of raja shibchandra banerjee and sister of classical singer dhananjay banerjee. Ganguly was initially attracted to the football game as it is very famous in kolkata at then. In spite of all of that, sourav would always be there at all of donas dance performances and she would in turn, turn up for his matches. Sourav ganguly takes a special pleasure in disguise and subterfuge. Born 8 july 1972, lives at barisha in kolkata, formerly calcutta, west bengal, he made his one day international debut against australia in 1992, and a test debut versus england in 1996. Sourav ganguly family tree member photos daughter mother. Ganguly is perhaps one of the richest indian cricketer of recent times.
Sourav ganguly is the former captain of indian cricket team. But the roys were not, especially donas father, who had problems with the ganguly family ages ago. Author mihir bose, in his book, the magic of indian cricket. Sourav ganguly check gangulys news, career, age, rankings. Sourav chandidas ganguly was born on the eight of july 1972.
Mar 15, 2015 a recommended read for all diehard sourav ganguly fans. While souravs parents were initially against this, they gradually became okay with the union. Cricket, captaincy and controversy investigates the big events in dadas career. Former india captain sourav gangulys father chandidas ganguly passed away after a prolonged illness. Sourav ganguly is the third player to score 10,000 odi runs and secondfastest after sachin tendulkar. 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. In 1998, sourav ganguly scaled new heights of success with quite a few impressive performances against pakistan and sri lanka. Ganguly holds a special place in indian cricket history.
Former captain of indian cricket team, sourav gangulys book is all set to be adapted on screen as a web series. Sourav is really the best captain india has ever had. Sourav ganguly speaks about his memory of odisha youtube. While sourav s parents were initially against this, they gradually became okay with the union. Sourav ganguly and dona roy gangulys daring love story. Ganguly was also awarded with padma shri in 2004 for his magnanimous contribution to the world of cricket. Sana ganguly wiki, age sourav gangulys daughter bio, family sana ganguly born 3 november 2001 is the daughter of former indian cricket player sourav ganguly. Long wait of having a book on sourav ganguly covering his career end to end is over now. Born into an affluent family, ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother snehasish.
Sourav ganguly has 288 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the looming tower. Saptarshi sarkar on this wonderful gift to the cricketlovers as well as gangulians. Sourav ganguly, vvs laxman and harbhajan singh relive eden. He grew up in kolkata in a comfortable upbringing with his brother snehasish ganguly, former cricket player. Find gangulys records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. The epic of sourav ganguly was made and remade in his living of it. Sourav ganguly, in his book titled a century is not enough has written about how guruturnedfoe greg chappell didnt exist for him and how. She has done commercials with her father and currently getting educated from englands oxford university. Sourav ganguly contact address phone number emailid fanpage. List of test cricket centuries scored on debut sourav ganguly.
Sourav ganguly is famous professional former cricketer, he was leading indian national team as a captain and after retirement sourav ganguly joined cricket association of bengal as president. Just like his career, the marriage saga of sourav ganguly is also full of drama. At sourav gangulys book launch, the former india skipper and heroes of eden 2001, vvs laxman and harbhajan singh, talk about the freak test win against australia. This book is a real salute to all time great indian skipper sourav ganguly. Sourav ganguly was a visionary, and one of the greatest indian cricket team captains ever. Nov 30, 2016 sourav ganguly was a visionary, and one of the greatest indian cricket team captains ever. Youtube in 1997, ganguly faced strong opposition by family not to marry his wife, dona roy.
Sourav ganguly goofs up about harbhajan singhs family picture, apologises updated. Jul 08, 2018 it was sourav ganguly s gamble on talented youngsters waiting for the opportunity that helped india from losing one of its greatest cricketers of all times mahendra singh dhoni, according to a. After sourav ganguly, deepa malik endorses newspaper. Popularly known as dada, he is the second highest rungetter from india in odis. Sourav ganguly the awkward dad who suffers from the. For a specific time period in his playing days he was at once the most hated and most loved player in the team.
Sourav ganguly biography age, height, career, records. 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. He is a lefthanded batsman and a righthanded mediumpace bowler. Sourav ganguly s ton at lords cricket ground was the highest score1 by a batsman on debut at the ground. My official facebook handle, managed by me and my team. Sourav ganguly was born on 8th july, 1972, in behala, kolkata into the rich family of chandidas ganguly and nirupa ganguly. As of october 2008, he was indias most successful test captain to date, winning 21 tests out of 49 tests he captained and leading india into the 2003 world cup finals.
Sana ganguly wiki, age sourav gangulys daughter bio, family. He is an actor, known for bordergavaskar trophy 1996, test match cricket 1938 and the warrior prince. After counteracting the strong opposition, he got married in february 1997 after england tour. Records held by former indian captain sourav ganguly.
This book is a precious gift to the fans, followers, admirers and supporters of great dada sourav ganguly. At the beginning of his recentlyreleased book a century is not enough, cowritten with gautam bhattacharya, his close friend. Dona ganguly, odissi dancer married 1997 daughter sana ganguly born november 2001. Starting about life history, sourav chandidas ganguly was born on 8 th of july 1972 in kolkata he is also known as dada which means elder brother among his team mates. Brilliant biography of dada with lots of interesting statistics and. Sourav gangulys father chandidas passes away off the. Sourav ganguly was born on july 8, 1972 in calcutta, west bengal, india as sourav chandidas ganguly. Sourav ganguly was born in kolkata on 8 july 1972 in a bengali family.
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Sourav ganguly bio, facts, family famous birthdays. After retiring from cricket, he focused on his family printing business. Sourav gangulys book reveals highs and lows of his tumultuous. Vinod tiwari, author of the biography sourav ganguly praised him saying despite not being very athletic as a. Being away from family during a pandemic tough for players. In spite of all of that, sourav would always be there at all of donas dance performances and she would in. Nov 14, 2015 here we are sharing sourav ganguly family tree member photos daughter mother wife name introduction is available here for all cricketer lovers. An unflinching biography of a man who never shied away from controversies, this is as much. Cricket, captaincy and controversyfirst of all, i would like to congratulate the author, mr. A few days ago, sourav ganguly was at lords cricket ground in london with very dear people jay shah amit shahs son and secretary of bcci and arun thakur minister of state anurag thakurs brother and bcci treasurer a month before that, on 9 november, he was happily posing with west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee at the inauguration of the 25th kolkata. The celebrated brothers and their sister, who gave birth to the mukherjees of bollywood, were born to these two. A some people like sir jeoffrey boycott considers him as the prince of calcutta like rahul dravid who considers there is god on off side, and then sourav ganguly, like sachin tendulkar who consi. He led the side to the most number of wins in test cricket, and showed great strength, character and leadership which laid the bedrock for the successive generations of superstars. Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright and the lowland b.