Sourav Ganguly Profile

The left hand batsman who took Indian team to the finals of World cup 2003 has got his own fan followers all over the world for his explicit batting style. Rightly called the ‘Prince of Kolkata’ was born on July 8, 1972 in a well sophisticated family in West Bengal to Chandidas and Nirupama Ganguly. As a small child, Ganguly was very mischievous. He loved football than cricket that even today he would rather watch football matches for cricket. He was in football team in school till 13. But he followed his elder brother, Snehasish who himself was a cricketer.

When he was not able to make a good impression on his debut in International
cricket in 1992, many thought that he was out of the game. His comeback was terrific and then made many records including that of the highest score in World cup and in ODI the second highest scorer after Sachin.

Though Sourav was criticized for his bad attitude towards his senior players and termed ‘arrogant’ sometimes, he was proved his proficiency during his captainship of Indian team. The Indian team had its best time during his captainship. He began as the captain of Indian team leading India a series win against South Africa in the one day series of five matches. He was an honest captain who was impartial and pushed his team members to their maximum performance.

Sourav is very religious and never fails to pray before every match. He got married with his childhood friend Dona Roy in 1997 and has a girl named Sana. Whenever he stays in a hotel, he checks in whether the photograph of his wife and daughter is placed in the side table. He has been the ambassador for many brands and had been one of the high paid palyers in the country for the advertisements.

Ganguly bid good bye to the International cricket after the Australia series. Though he scored Zero in his last inning his inspiring sportiveness is undeniable. This prince will remain in the minds of Indian cricket fans for centuries.