Sourav Ganguly Records List: International records as Captain, Batsman, and Bowler

While some felt he was unable to play the bouncer, others swore that he was God on the off-side. Undoubtedly, Sourav Ganguly is one of the most influential players in the history of Indian Cricket. As Prince of Kolkata turns 49 today, let us have a look at his records and the unknown facts.  

Sourav Ganguly: Records

1- He is the only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs. 

2- He is the ninth-highest run-scorer in ODI history (11363) and third among Indians after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. 

3- He is the first player to score triple centuries in the history of the ICC Champions trophy. 

4- He holds the record for registering the highest individual score by any batsman in an ICC Champions Trophy final (117).

5- One of the six cricketers to have achieved the unique treble of 10,000 runs, 100 wickets & 100 catches in ODI cricket.

6- His test batting average was always above 40. 

7- He scored 183 runs in Cricket World Cup, the highest individual score by an Indian batsman. 

8- He is the only batsman to score a century in his debut match and dismissed on the first ball in his final test innings. 

Sourav Ganguly Captaincy Records

Sourav Ganguly Career Summary

Sourav Ganguly: Debut and Last Matches

Test Debut: vs England at Lord's, 20-24 June 1996

Last Test: vs Australia at Nagpur, 6-10 November 2008

ODI Debut: vs West Indies at Brisbane, 11 January 1992

Last ODI: vs Pakistan at Gwalior, 15 November 2007

T20 Debut: Somerset vs Glamorgan at Cardiff, 22 June 2005

Last T20: KKR vs Warriors at Pune, 19 May 2012

Unknown Facts about Sourav Ganguly

1. Sourav Ganguly's parents nicknamed him 'Maharaj' which means ‘Prince’. Later, Geoffrey Boycott fondly called him ‘The Prince of Calcutta’ and since then he is famous for that name.

2. His father Chandidas Ganguly ran a flourishing print business, the third-largest in Asia at that time. 

3. Although Sourav Ganguly is right-handed-- he writes, bowls, and do almost everything from his right hand. However, Sourav learnt to bat left-handed so that he could use his elder brother Snehashish's sporting equipment. 

4. Ganguly has been a huge football fan since childhood but his brother who was already an established cricketer by then insisted Ganguly enrols in a cricket academy. 

5. He replaced his brother Snehashish in the Bengal Ranji Trophy team.

6. Sourav Ganguly has a three-storey restaurant, The Food Pavilion, in Calcutta’s posh locality Park Street. It was inaugurated by Sachin Tendulkar in 2004.

7. Ganguly is the only cricketer to win four successive Man of the Match (MoM) awards in ODIs between 14th September and 21st September 1997.

8. He was once dropped from the game because of his "attitude" problems. He refused to carry drinks for a senior cricketer, an allegation which he continuously denies.

9. In his entire career, Ganguly's Test average never fell below 40 at any point. His Test career average is 42.17.

10. He eloped with his childhood sweetheart Dona Roy in 1997 as their families didn't agree. However, the families later reconciled and the formal wedding ceremony took place on 21 February 1997. 

11. Sourav Housing Complex, an apartment complex is named after him in Kolkata.

12. A 1.5 km road in Rajarhat in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is named after him. 

Sourav Ganguly: Personal Information

At present, Sourav Ganguly is the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In March 2019, he was appointed as the advisor of the Delhi Capitals IPL team.

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