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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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)
man of the series
Man of the Series awards in both form of games
3 Awards in Test cricket
# Series Season Series Performance
1 India in England Test Series 1996 315 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x100); 37.5-4-125-6
2 Sri Lanka in India Test Series 1997/98 392 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 7-4-19-0
3 Pakistan in India Test Series 2007 534 Runs (3 Matches, 6 Innings, 1x200, 1x50); 37-10-77-4
7 Awards in ODI cricket
# Series (Opponents) Season Series Performance
1 Sahara Friendship Series (Pakistan v/s India in Toronto) 1997 222 Runs (5 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 48.5-8-160-15 (1x5 Wicket); 3 Catches
2 Pepsi Cup (Pakistan, Sri Lanka) 1998/99 278 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 20-0-101-6; 2 Catches
3 DMC Cup (West Indies v/s India in Toronto) 1999 89 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 10-1-53-3; 1 Catch
4 New Zealand in India ODI Tour 1999/00 301 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 18-3-95-2; 1 Catch
5 Zimbabwe in India ODI Tour 2000/01 264 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 12-1-51-5 (1x5 Wicket)
6 India in West Indies ODI Tour 2002 136 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 3-0-20-0; 2 Catches
7 Sri Lanka in India ODI Tour 2006/07 168 Runs (3 Innings, 2x50); 8-0-43-1; 2 Catches
3 Awards in Test cricket
# Series Season Series Performance
1 India in England Test Series 1996 315 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings, 2x100); 37.5-4-125-6
2 Sri Lanka in India Test Series 1997/98 392 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 7-4-19-0
3 Pakistan in India Test Series 2007 534 Runs (3 Matches, 6 Innings, 1x200, 1x50); 37-10-77-4
7 Awards in ODI cricket
# Series (Opponents) Season Series Performance
1 Sahara Friendship Series (Pakistan v/s India in Toronto) 1997 222 Runs (5 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 48.5-8-160-15 (1x5 Wicket); 3 Catches
2 Pepsi Cup (Pakistan, Sri Lanka) 1998/99 278 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 2x50); 20-0-101-6; 2 Catches
3 DMC Cup (West Indies v/s India in Toronto) 1999 89 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 10-1-53-3; 1 Catch
4 New Zealand in India ODI Tour 1999/00 301 Runs (5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 18-3-95-2; 1 Catch
5 Zimbabwe in India ODI Tour 2000/01 264 Runs (4 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 12-1-51-5 (1x5 Wicket)
6 India in West Indies ODI Tour 2002 136 Runs (3 Innings, 1x50); 3-0-20-0; 2 Catches
7 Sri Lanka in India ODI Tour 2006/07 168 Runs (3 Innings, 2x50); 8-0-43-1; 2 Catches
man of the matches in odi
Match awards Award Bat1 Wkts Conc Ct St Opposition Ground Start DateAscending
player of the match 83 - - 0 0 v South Africa East London 4 Feb 1997
player of the match 73* 0 24 1 0 v Bangladesh Colombo 24 Jul 1997
player of the match 32 2 16 1 0 v Pakistan Toronto 14 Sep 1997
player of the match 2 5 16 1 0 v Pakistan Toronto 18 Sep 1997
player of the match 75* 2 29 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 20 Sep 1997
player of the match 96 2 33 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 21 Sep 1997
player of the match 89 0 39 0 0 v Pakistan Karachi 30 Sep 1997
player of the match 124 0 5 0 0 v Pakistan Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
player of the match 80 - - 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo 19 Jun 1998
player of the match 54* 3 33 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 12 Sep 1998
player of the match 107* - - 1 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 27 Sep 1998
player of the match 130* 4 21 0 0 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
player of the match 183 0 37 0 0 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
player of the match 40 3 27 0 0 v England Birmingham 29 May 1999
player of the match 54* - - 0 0 v West Indies Toronto 11 Sep 1999
player of the match 139 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Nairobi 1 Oct 1999
player of the match 153* 1 33 0 0 v New Zealand Gwalior 11 Nov 1999
player of the match 86 1 29 0 0 v New Zealand Delhi 17 Nov 1999
player of the match 141 - - 0 0 v Pakistan Adelaide 25 Jan 2000
player of the match 105* - - 1 0 v South Africa Jamshedpur 12 Mar 2000
player of the match 135* 0 35 0 0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 30 May 2000
player of the match 141* 1 5 1 0 v South Africa Nairobi 13 Oct 2000
player of the match 144 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 5 Dec 2000
player of the match 71* 5 34 0 0 v Zimbabwe Kanpur 11 Dec 2000
player of the match 85 - - 1 0 v South Africa East London 19 Oct 2001
player of the match 86 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Mohali 10 Mar 2002
player of the match 107* - - 0 0 v Kenya Cape Town 7 Mar 2003
player of the match 111* - - 0 0 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
player of the match 90 - - 0 0 v England Lord's 5 Sep 2004
player of the match 90 0 21 2 0 v Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
player of the match 59 2 26 0 0 v England Leeds 2 Sep 2007
player of the match 83 - - 0 0 v South Africa East London 4 Feb 1997
player of the match 73* 0 24 1 0 v Bangladesh Colombo 24 Jul 1997
player of the match 32 2 16 1 0 v Pakistan Toronto 14 Sep 1997
player of the match 2 5 16 1 0 v Pakistan Toronto 18 Sep 1997
player of the match 75* 2 29 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 20 Sep 1997
player of the match 96 2 33 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 21 Sep 1997
player of the match 89 0 39 0 0 v Pakistan Karachi 30 Sep 1997
player of the match 124 0 5 0 0 v Pakistan Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
player of the match 80 - - 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo 19 Jun 1998
player of the match 54* 3 33 0 0 v Pakistan Toronto 12 Sep 1998
player of the match 107* - - 1 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 27 Sep 1998
player of the match 130* 4 21 0 0 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
player of the match 183 0 37 0 0 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
player of the match 40 3 27 0 0 v England Birmingham 29 May 1999
player of the match 54* - - 0 0 v West Indies Toronto 11 Sep 1999
player of the match 139 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Nairobi 1 Oct 1999
player of the match 153* 1 33 0 0 v New Zealand Gwalior 11 Nov 1999
player of the match 86 1 29 0 0 v New Zealand Delhi 17 Nov 1999
player of the match 141 - - 0 0 v Pakistan Adelaide 25 Jan 2000
player of the match 105* - - 1 0 v South Africa Jamshedpur 12 Mar 2000
player of the match 135* 0 35 0 0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 30 May 2000
player of the match 141* 1 5 1 0 v South Africa Nairobi 13 Oct 2000
player of the match 144 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 5 Dec 2000
player of the match 71* 5 34 0 0 v Zimbabwe Kanpur 11 Dec 2000
player of the match 85 - - 1 0 v South Africa East London 19 Oct 2001
player of the match 86 - - 0 0 v Zimbabwe Mohali 10 Mar 2002
player of the match 107* - - 0 0 v Kenya Cape Town 7 Mar 2003
player of the match 111* - - 0 0 v Kenya Durban 20 Mar 2003
player of the match 90 - - 0 0 v England Lord's 5 Sep 2004
player of the match 90 0 21 2 0 v Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
player of the match 59 2 26 0 0 v England Leeds 2 Sep 2007
Ganguly in bengal ranji squad
More than a month after retiring from top-class cricket, Sourav Ganguly is set to walk into the middle again for his state side Bengal in the important Ranji Trophy plate group semi final match against Goa in Delhi.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
dada achievements
Ganguly's achievements
1. He is currently 4th in the list of most runs scored in ODIs with 11363 runs at a very respectable average of 41.02.
2. He is 2nd in the most number of centuries hit in ODIs with 22.
3. He has 190 sixes in his OD career. That's only behind Jayasuriya and Afridi. With Tendulkar mellowing down, he's the best six hitter in the Indian team and one of the best in the world.
4. Ganguly is the fastest to reach 7000, 8000 and 9000 runs in OD cricket. He was also the second fastest to reach 6000 runs.
5. He has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year on 5 Occassions.
6. He's got 78 fify-plus scores in 255 matches. So on aveage, he scores a 50 after 3.2 matches.
7. He formed the most successful partnership along with Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs. They scored 5621 runs together at an average of over 49. They once put on 258 runs for the opening wicket and this record still stands. The second highest opening partnership is 252 runs and it was put on by.................Tendualkar and Ganguly!
8. Ganguly and Dravid had a then world record partnership for any wicket of 318 runs against Sri Lanka in the '99 WC. Ganguly scored 183 runs in that match which was also the record for the highest ODI score by an Indian.
9. In the Sahara Cup 1997, Saurav Ganguly set a new World Record for 5 consecutive Man of the Match Awards. He was also the Man of the Series.
10. Saurav Ganguly has the distinction of being one of the few players in the World to Score a century and take 4 wickets in the same match. (ODIs)
11. He is the only captain after 20 years to lead an Indian side into the WC finals.
12. Ganguly made a scintillating 141 when India successfully chased 314 runs for victory against Pakistan in Dhaka. This was a world record chase at the time.
13. Saurav Ganguly scored a Century on Debut at Lords in 1996, and went on to score a century in the very next match as well.
14. He captained India when they beat England in the 2002 Natwest Finals chasing 325. He scored 60 off just 43 balls opening the batting.
15. He became the most successful captain for India after India won the test series against Pakistan in 2004.
16. In the first test against Australia in 2003-2004, he made a brilliant 144 under pressure. India were 62/3 when he came in. Everyone was expecting him to fail miserably in the series and he ended up averaging 50.
1. He is currently 4th in the list of most runs scored in ODIs with 11363 runs at a very respectable average of 41.02.
2. He is 2nd in the most number of centuries hit in ODIs with 22.
3. He has 190 sixes in his OD career. That's only behind Jayasuriya and Afridi. With Tendulkar mellowing down, he's the best six hitter in the Indian team and one of the best in the world.
4. Ganguly is the fastest to reach 7000, 8000 and 9000 runs in OD cricket. He was also the second fastest to reach 6000 runs.
5. He has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year on 5 Occassions.
6. He's got 78 fify-plus scores in 255 matches. So on aveage, he scores a 50 after 3.2 matches.
7. He formed the most successful partnership along with Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs. They scored 5621 runs together at an average of over 49. They once put on 258 runs for the opening wicket and this record still stands. The second highest opening partnership is 252 runs and it was put on by.................Tendualkar and Ganguly!
8. Ganguly and Dravid had a then world record partnership for any wicket of 318 runs against Sri Lanka in the '99 WC. Ganguly scored 183 runs in that match which was also the record for the highest ODI score by an Indian.
9. In the Sahara Cup 1997, Saurav Ganguly set a new World Record for 5 consecutive Man of the Match Awards. He was also the Man of the Series.
10. Saurav Ganguly has the distinction of being one of the few players in the World to Score a century and take 4 wickets in the same match. (ODIs)
11. He is the only captain after 20 years to lead an Indian side into the WC finals.
12. Ganguly made a scintillating 141 when India successfully chased 314 runs for victory against Pakistan in Dhaka. This was a world record chase at the time.
13. Saurav Ganguly scored a Century on Debut at Lords in 1996, and went on to score a century in the very next match as well.
14. He captained India when they beat England in the 2002 Natwest Finals chasing 325. He scored 60 off just 43 balls opening the batting.
15. He became the most successful captain for India after India won the test series against Pakistan in 2004.
16. In the first test against Australia in 2003-2004, he made a brilliant 144 under pressure. India were 62/3 when he came in. Everyone was expecting him to fail miserably in the series and he ended up averaging 50.
centuries scored by dada
no of centuries scored by him in both form f games
One-Day Cricket
One-Day Cricket
Runs Opponent Venue Year Result
113 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 1997/98 Sri Lanka
124 Pakistan Dhaka 1997/98 India
105 New Zealand Sharjah 1997/98 India
109 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 1997/98 India
107* Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1998/99 India
130* Sri Lanka Nagpur 1998/99 India
183 Sri Lanka Taunton 1999/00 India
139 Zimbabwe Nairobi 1999/00 India
153* New Zealand Gwalior 1999/00 India
100 Australia Melbourne 1999/00 Australia
141 Pakistan Adelaide 1999/00 India
105* South Africa Jamshedpur 1999/00 India
135* Bangladesh Dhaka 1999/00 India
141* South Africa Nairobi (Gymk) 2000/01 India
117 New Zealand Nairobi (Gymk) 2000/01 New Zealand
144 Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 2000/01 India
127 South Africa Johannesburg 2001/02 South Africa
111 Kenya Paarl 2001/02 India
117* England Colombo (RPS) 2002/03 India
112* Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 India
107* Kenya Cape Town 2002/03 India
111* Kenya Durban 2002/03 India
Test Cricket
Runs Opponent Venue Year Result
131 England Lord's 1996 Drawn
136 England Nottingham 1996 Drawn
147 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 1997/98 Drawn
109 Sri Lanka Mohali 1997/98 Drawn
173 Sri Lanka Mumbai 1997/98 Drawn
101* New Zealand Hamilton 1998/99 Drawn
101 New Zealand Ahmedabad 1999/00 Drawn
136 Zimbabwe Delhi 2001/02 India
128 England Leeds 2002 India
100* New Zealand Ahmedabad 2003/04 Drawn
144 Australia Brisbane 2003/04 Drawn
101 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005 India
100 Bangladesh Chittagong 2007 Drawn
102 Pakistan Kolkata 2007 Drawn
One-Day Cricket
One-Day Cricket
Runs Opponent Venue Year Result
113 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 1997/98 Sri Lanka
124 Pakistan Dhaka 1997/98 India
105 New Zealand Sharjah 1997/98 India
109 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 1997/98 India
107* Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1998/99 India
130* Sri Lanka Nagpur 1998/99 India
183 Sri Lanka Taunton 1999/00 India
139 Zimbabwe Nairobi 1999/00 India
153* New Zealand Gwalior 1999/00 India
100 Australia Melbourne 1999/00 Australia
141 Pakistan Adelaide 1999/00 India
105* South Africa Jamshedpur 1999/00 India
135* Bangladesh Dhaka 1999/00 India
141* South Africa Nairobi (Gymk) 2000/01 India
117 New Zealand Nairobi (Gymk) 2000/01 New Zealand
144 Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 2000/01 India
127 South Africa Johannesburg 2001/02 South Africa
111 Kenya Paarl 2001/02 India
117* England Colombo (RPS) 2002/03 India
112* Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 India
107* Kenya Cape Town 2002/03 India
111* Kenya Durban 2002/03 India
Test Cricket
Runs Opponent Venue Year Result
131 England Lord's 1996 Drawn
136 England Nottingham 1996 Drawn
147 Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 1997/98 Drawn
109 Sri Lanka Mohali 1997/98 Drawn
173 Sri Lanka Mumbai 1997/98 Drawn
101* New Zealand Hamilton 1998/99 Drawn
101 New Zealand Ahmedabad 1999/00 Drawn
136 Zimbabwe Delhi 2001/02 India
128 England Leeds 2002 India
100* New Zealand Ahmedabad 2003/04 Drawn
144 Australia Brisbane 2003/04 Drawn
101 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005 India
100 Bangladesh Chittagong 2007 Drawn
102 Pakistan Kolkata 2007 Drawn
239 Pakistan Bangalore 2007 Drawn
102 Australia mohali 2008 India
records of dada
* Second fastest player to reach 10,000, 11,000 ODI runs
* Fastest to reach multiples of 7,000, 8,000, 9,000 ODI Runs
* Hold the record of most 200+ ODI partnerships (6 times) along with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
* Holds the record, shared with Sachin Tendulkar, for most 1st wicket ODI partnerships of 175+ runs (7 times).
* Holds the record, shared with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the second highest score by an Indian cricketer in an ODI — 183, against Sri Lanka in 1999.
* Held the record, shared with Sachin Tendulkar, for the highest first wicket partnership for India in a ODI match, 258, against Kenya in 2001. This record was bettered by Sri Lankan opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tharanga in 2006 at Headingley.
* Was involved in the first 300 run ODI partnership with Rahul Dravid.
* Sixth on the all time list with 31 man of the match awards.
* He is also the only player to win 4 consecutive man of the match awards in ODIs.
* India's most successful ODI captain.
* First Indian to score a ODI century against Australia in Australia.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1997.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1998.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1999.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 2000.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2001.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2002.
* Third highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2003.
* Third highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 2004.
* Third in the list of hitting maximum number of sixes in ODIs.
* Second in the list of highest number of centuries in a single calendar year ever. 7 centuries in 2000.
* Fastest to reach multiples of 7,000, 8,000, 9,000 ODI Runs
* Hold the record of most 200+ ODI partnerships (6 times) along with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
* Holds the record, shared with Sachin Tendulkar, for most 1st wicket ODI partnerships of 175+ runs (7 times).
* Holds the record, shared with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for the second highest score by an Indian cricketer in an ODI — 183, against Sri Lanka in 1999.
* Held the record, shared with Sachin Tendulkar, for the highest first wicket partnership for India in a ODI match, 258, against Kenya in 2001. This record was bettered by Sri Lankan opening pair of Jayasuriya and Tharanga in 2006 at Headingley.
* Was involved in the first 300 run ODI partnership with Rahul Dravid.
* Sixth on the all time list with 31 man of the match awards.
* He is also the only player to win 4 consecutive man of the match awards in ODIs.
* India's most successful ODI captain.
* First Indian to score a ODI century against Australia in Australia.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1997.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1998.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 1999.
* Highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 2000.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2001.
* Second highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2002.
* Third highest ODI runs scorer for India (in a calendar year) in 2003.
* Third highest ODI runs scorer in the world (in a calendar year) in 2004.
* Third in the list of hitting maximum number of sixes in ODIs.
* Second in the list of highest number of centuries in a single calendar year ever. 7 centuries in 2000.
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