Happy Birthday Sourav Ganguly: India cricket legend and BCCI president turns 49

Former India captain and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sourav Ganguly turned 49 on Thursday. Ganguly is credited for placing hearth within the stomach of Indian cricket.

Revolutionary CaptainGanguly took over India’s captaincy after the match-fixing fiasco in 2000 and has nurtured one too many children throughout his captaincy. Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra, Mohammed Kaif made their respective debuts beneath the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.Ganguly requested Virender Sehwag to open the innings In Test and altered the profession of Delhi’s batsman, who went on to made two triple centuries within the longest format of the sport.Ganguly made some courageous selections throughout his tenure within the captaincy. For instance, when India was struggling to discover a wicketkeeper-batsman, he requested his deputy Rahul Dravid to put on the gloves and it helped him to play an additional batsman within the taking part in XI.Under his management, India went on to beat Australia in Test sequence in 2001, beat England at Lord’s to win 2002 Natwest Trophy, reached 2003 World Cup remaining, drew in opposition to England in Test sequence in 2004, and even defeated Pakistan in a Test sequence in 2005.King of nicknames’Dada,’ ‘Prince of Kolkata,’ ‘God of the off-side,’ ‘King of comebacks,’ ‘Maharaj,’ Royal Bengal Tiger,’ former Indian captain has been given a number of nicknames by cricket followers, consultants, and teammates in his cricketing profession.Geoffrey Boycott as soon as referred to as him ‘The Prince of Calcutta.’ His mother and father nicknamed him ‘Maharaj.’ Some labeled him the ‘Royal Bengal tiger’ for his mood, whereas some argued him to be the very best Indian Cricket crew captain ever. And most lovingly, he is called ‘Dada.’Making Steve Waugh watch for the toss or the shirtless celebration within the Lord’s balcony, all the things the Prince of Kolkata has carried out is iconic and cherished up to now. Ganguly’s fall out with former Indian coach Greg Chappell can be well-known.King of Lord’sSourav Ganguly made his worldwide debut in opposition to West Indies in 1992 in an ODI. But he was later dropped from the Indian crew, citing perspective drawback.However, he set home cricket on hearth and made a comeback in 1996. Ganguly had a dream debut on the Lord’s, the place he scored a century on his Test debut, and after that, he by no means regarded again.Ganguly remains to be India’s second-highest run-scorer within the ODIs, with a tally of 11,163 runs, together with 22 centuries and 72 half-centuries.Apart from that includes in 311 ODIs, Ganguly performed 113 Tests, scoring 7212 runs with 16 centuries and 35 fifties. He by no means performed a world T20 match however lead Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors within the Indian Premier League (IPL).Ganguly, the administratorAfter retiring from the sport in 2008, Ganguly selected to present again to the sport that made him one of many legend of world cricket.Having served because the Cricket Association of Bengal president, on October 23, 2019, Ganguly formally took over because the thirty ninth BCCI President with out dealing with any opposition to his candidacy. Hailed everywhere in the nation as a players-man and the very best individual for the job, Ganguly has had an eventful tenure as BCCI president, largely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.