SOURAV GANGULY

Sourav Ganguly is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and the current president of the Board cricket of b of Control for Cricket in India. He is the most popular cricketer of Bengal. He was born on 8th July, 1972 to Chandi Ganguly and Nirupa Ganguly. He is nick-named 'Maharaj'. Sourav had his schooling and college education from St. Xavier's School and College in Calcutta. He was coached by Debu Mitra, Gopal Bose and others. He is a left-handed Batsman. His elder brother Snehasis Ganguly was a good Ranji Player for Bengal. Sourav played in the Ranji Trophy for the first time against Delhi in 1991. Ganguly was selected in the Indian team for the tour of Australia in 1992 and played in only one One Day International match. Ganguly made his debut against England at Lord's on 20th June, 1996. and scored a hundred.

His highest test score is 173 against Sri Lanka at Mumbai and his batting average is above 50. Ganguly is more successful in One Day cricket. He has played some match winning innings for his country at Karachi, Dhaka, Sharjah and Torento. His highest score is 183 against Sri Lanka. He is also a very useful right-handed bowler and a good fielder. Ganguly joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team as a captain for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2008. The same year, after a home Test series against Australia, he announced his retirement from International Cricket. He continued to play for the Bengal team and was appointed the chairman of the Cricket Association of Bengal's Development Committee. He joined The Pune Warriors India team in 2012. Left-handed Ganguly was a Prolific One Day International batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit. Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004, one of India's highest civilian awards. Ganguly was awarded with the Banga Bibhusan Award from the Government of West Bengal on 20th May, 2013.  Sourav Ganguly has really made his mark in Indian cricket and he is likely to serve it for a long time to come.