Sourav Ganguly is one of the legends of Indian Cricket, He is not only batsman but also most successfully captain of Indian Cricket Team. We can able to say that after the match fixing scams Indian team was lower and out. The man who charged them back into the hunt was Ganguly.
Native:
Ganguly was born in Calcutta in a rich and royal family. Hitting big sixes is high aim right from his childhood. His coach scolded him several times for getting out trying to hit sixes. Clearing the boundary lines was one of his fantasies.
Debut:
Ganguly debut is one of the memorable one as he made a maiden test century in his test debut. His happiness hasn't continued for so long as he dropped from the Indian cricket team. Then he waited for a long time to get a second chance.
Comeback to Indian Cricket:
Ganguly and Dravid were introduced under the captainship of Sachin Tendulkar. The proverb gone right as “legend knows legend”; both of them went on to become legends of Indian Cricket.
Knick Name:
Ganguly is called the “Prince of Calcutta” by the legendary commentators. He got this name for his captainship skills and the ability to manage the resources effectively and efficiently.
Abilities:
Ganguly got special abilities apart from being a batsman. Under his captaincy all the players who are playing under him are being counseled. He motivated all the players, with the belief that it will boost their performances. Under his captainship lot of bright cricketers came into the frame, like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mohammed Kaif etc. He is truly an inspiring captain.
One Day International:
GANGULY played more than 300 One Day Internationals and got over 11,000 runs. He is one among the top 5 run getters in One Day Internationals. He is best known for his off side batting abilities. He is regarded as the “God of off Side”; no matter how many fielders are placed on the off side he can able to hit boundaries. As the days were progressing GANGULY has become successful captain of Indian Cricket Team. His credits includes Taking the Indian team to the 2003 World Cup, Winning a One Day Series in Pakistan, Win against West Indies and lot more with 22 centuries to his credit. His best ever score was 183 against Srilanka. He also played many match winning and crucial knocks whenever Indian team is under trouble.
Test Matches:
Ganguly is not only known for his One Day Matches but also for the test matches. Under his captainship Indian Cricket Team has won 21 test matches which is by far the most number of victories under anybodies captainship. He scored more than 6,000 runs in test matches, with the career best of 239 against Pakistan in the recent series. Ganguly was dropped from the Indian team once again but he returned to Indian team for the 2007 World Cup. He played marvelous cricket with more than 1700 runs in test matches since his return. Suddenly when the team was picked for the Irani Trophy his name was not included in the Rest of India team.
Whole of the India Shocked, but when the team was announced for playing against Australia his name was included. Everybody questioned why we need Ganguly; instead we can try with Rohit Sharma. In all these controversies, Ganguly announced his retirement from International Cricket 2 days before. No matter what are all the controversies are we can certainly say that “Ganguly is really one of the legends of Indian Cricket”, All the very best for his peaceful career.
