There have been many such cricketers in India who are famous for cricket in sports, who are still remembered today due to their distinguished sports talent and many achievements. Sourav Ganguly is one of such players. Sourav Ganguly, popularly known as Dada in the cricket world, is considered one of the most successful captains of the Indian cricket team. He has been a best left-handed batsman. He has performed brilliantly in Tests, One Day and IPL matches and has also made many records. Apart from Dada, he has been addressed by his admirers and critics by the name of Prince of Kolkata, Bengal Tiger and Maharaja.
Sourav Ganguly's full name is Sourav Chandidas Ganguly. He was born on 8 July 1972 in an elite Bengali family in Kolkata. Saurav's father Chandidas Ganguly used to be counted among the rich people of Kolkata. In such a situation, it was natural that Sourav's childhood was full of luxury. Then his status and lifestyle were such that people used to call him as 'Maharaja'. Saurav was admitted to the famous St. Xavier's School in Kolkata to pursue school education. During this time, he started taking interest in the game of football. It is important to note here that the game of football is very popular in Bengal. Probably this also affected Sourav and he was attracted to play football, but in later days with his elder brother.
Sourav started showing his bat bully right from school days. During this, he scored a century while playing against Orissa for the Bengal Under 15 team. It is said about his royal style that once he was placed as the 12th player in the same team, and during a match, the player playing on the pitch was asked to drink water, he categorically refused. Had given. Although he was heavily criticized for this behavior at the time, his behavior did not change during his entire cricket life.
However, Sourav Ganguly was included in the Indian cricket team for the tour of West Indies in the year 1992 in view of better performances in domestic cricket tournaments such as Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy etc. In this tour, on 11 January 1992, he played his first international ODI against the West Indies in Gaba. In this tour, he got a chance to play only one match and scored only three runs. This tour proved to be a flop for him in terms of career and he was also criticized for his poor behavior during the tour. After this tour, he was not included in the national team for four years.
Then in 1996, Sourav Ganguly was selected for the England tour. Both the Test and One Day matches were played in this tour. Out of three ODIs, Sourav got a chance to play in only one ODI and he scored 46 runs in this match. Then the real challenge for him was to prove himself in a test match. On 20 June 1996, Sourav Ganguly began his Test career at the ground of the historic Lords of England and that too historically. Sourav played a brilliant innings of 131 runs in this match. Not only this, by playing a century in the next match too, he proved his mettle and gave a befitting reply to the critics. In this tour, he also set a world record. He became the third batsman in the world to score two centuries in his first two Tests. It was natural that after this tour, Sourav's place in the Indian team was confirmed.
There was a unique confluence of passion and passion in Sourav Ganguly's game. Saurav's game was characterized by taking a strong shot in the off side and sending the ball out of the boundary line with a shot of high altitude. Although Sourav was considered only eligible for Test matches due to lack of on-side stroke, he soon broke this myth too. In 1997, he played a brilliant innings against Pakistan in the Sahara Cup played in Toronto, Canada. In this match, Sourav scored 75 runs in 75 balls and at the same time he took 5 wickets for 16 runs. As a result, Sourav was awarded 'Man of the Match' four times in this tournament and was also elected 'Man of the Series'. This year he was declared the best batsman of the year for scoring the most runs in One Day matches.
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