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ganguly profile
Full name :Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 36 years 161 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Xavier's College
Relations Brother - Snehasish C Ganguly
Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 36 years 161 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Xavier's College
Relations Brother - Snehasish C Ganguly
records of ganguly
1.Scored a century on Test debut
2.Was only the third batsman in the world to score a century on debut at Lord's
3.His 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at Lord's
4.One of the three batsmen to have made tons in their first two Test innings
5.Became only the fifth Indian to start his captaincy stint with a win
6.Captained India in a record 49 Test matches
Led India to a record 21 Test wins
7.he is the only Indian to be dismissed twice on 99
8.His innings of 239 against Pakistan at Bangalore in 2007-08 is the highest ever by an Indian left-hander
9.he is only the second batsman in Test annals after Australia's Mark Taylor to score a double century in one innings and be a victim of nervous ninety in the second
10.His series aggregate of 534 runs in the 2007-08 series against Pakistan is the highest ever by any left-handed Indian batsman against any country (Previous best: 438 by Nari Contractor against Australia in 1959-60)
11.His career-aggregate of 6346 is the highest by a left-handed Indian batsman. No one else has even managed 3000!
12.Ganguly's 16 centuries are only three less than all centuries scored by other Indian left-handers put together!
In 2007 calendar Ganguly has scored 1023 runs in 9 matches - more than any other Indian
India has never lost a Test match in which Ganguly has scored a century. Only the second Indian after Gundappa Viswanath to achieve this distinction (considering batsmen who have scored at least 10 centuries in a career
2.Was only the third batsman in the world to score a century on debut at Lord's
3.His 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at Lord's
4.One of the three batsmen to have made tons in their first two Test innings
5.Became only the fifth Indian to start his captaincy stint with a win
6.Captained India in a record 49 Test matches
Led India to a record 21 Test wins
7.he is the only Indian to be dismissed twice on 99
8.His innings of 239 against Pakistan at Bangalore in 2007-08 is the highest ever by an Indian left-hander
9.he is only the second batsman in Test annals after Australia's Mark Taylor to score a double century in one innings and be a victim of nervous ninety in the second
10.His series aggregate of 534 runs in the 2007-08 series against Pakistan is the highest ever by any left-handed Indian batsman against any country (Previous best: 438 by Nari Contractor against Australia in 1959-60)
11.His career-aggregate of 6346 is the highest by a left-handed Indian batsman. No one else has even managed 3000!
12.Ganguly's 16 centuries are only three less than all centuries scored by other Indian left-handers put together!
In 2007 calendar Ganguly has scored 1023 runs in 9 matches - more than any other Indian
India has never lost a Test match in which Ganguly has scored a century. Only the second Indian after Gundappa Viswanath to achieve this distinction (considering batsmen who have scored at least 10 centuries in a career
man of matches in test
5 Awards in Test cricket
S No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance
1 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1996 1st Innings: 136 (17x4, 2x6); 19.5-2.71-3
2nd Innings: 48 (8x4)
2 Sri Lanka Wankhede, Mumbai 1997/98 1st Innings: 173 (25x4, 2x6); 3-0-19-0
2nd Innings: 11 (1x4)
3 Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 2001 1st Innings: 18 (2x4); 17-5-69-2
2nd Innings: 98 (15x4); 10-4-21-0
4 Australia Gabba, Brisbane 2003/04 1st Innings: 144 (18x4); 1-0-8-0
5 Pakistan Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru 2007 1st Innings: 239 (30x4); 10-2-20-1
2nd Innings: 91 (12x4)
S No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance
1 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1996 1st Innings: 136 (17x4, 2x6); 19.5-2.71-3
2nd Innings: 48 (8x4)
2 Sri Lanka Wankhede, Mumbai 1997/98 1st Innings: 173 (25x4, 2x6); 3-0-19-0
2nd Innings: 11 (1x4)
3 Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 2001 1st Innings: 18 (2x4); 17-5-69-2
2nd Innings: 98 (15x4); 10-4-21-0
4 Australia Gabba, Brisbane 2003/04 1st Innings: 144 (18x4); 1-0-8-0
5 Pakistan Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru 2007 1st Innings: 239 (30x4); 10-2-20-1
2nd Innings: 91 (12x4)
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