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Saurav
Chandidas Ganguly (Captain)
Profile
This left handed Bengali batsman's debut was marked by a
magnificent test century versus England in early '96, and
another one in the next match. He is very good off-side
player, especially in driving the ball. He is one of the
best timers of the ball in the current side. He has had
a number of successes in One Day Internationals, especially
vs Pakistan, in the Sahara Cup 1997, where apart from being
the highest run scorer, he took the maximum wickets, proving
his ability as a medium pace bowler. He had a 5 wicket haul
in the series. In the same series, he holds the record for
the maximum no. of "Man of the Match" awards in a row, and
in that series he was quite obviously "Man of the Series".
He was nominated as the"Man of the Series" for the India-SL
test series as well. He was the best batsman in 1997...scoring
the highest runs in ODIs and one of the highest in test
matches. He has the highest One Day international and Test
match Average in the current squad. His magnificent century
against Pakistan at Dhaka, enabled India to chase the highest
score ever chased in one-dayers, a superb 314! He holds
the record for the highest one-day partnership with Tendulkar,
a huge 252. He and Tendulkar are the 4th Best Opening pair
in the History of One-day Cricket. He is undoubtedly the
most consistent batsman in the current squad after Tendulkar.
| Born |
08
July 1973, Calcutta |
| Major
Teams |
India,
Bengal |
| Known
As |
Saurav
Ganguly |
| Nickname |
Dada
/ The Prince of Calcutta |
| Batting
Style |
Left
Hand Bat |
| Bowling
Style |
Right
Arm Medium |
Role
in Team:
Saurav Ganguly opens the batting in ODIs, and has been
one of India's best and most consistent openers till date
with a 40+ average. He is an indispensable player for
ODIs. He also bowls a nippy medium pace, and has an uncanny
knock for breaking partnerships. In tests, he comes in
at No. 5 or 6, and has proved to be a very useful and
consistent batsman.
| Test
Debut |
India
v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996 |
| ODI
Debut |
India
v West Indies at Brisbane, World Series, 1991/92 |
Ganguly's Milestones :-
Ganguly was the Man of the Series in the Pepsi Cup 1999
(March-April) for scoring 278 runs and taking 6 wickets
in total. 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.
Saurav Ganguly along with Tendulkar forms the 4th Best
Opening Pair in the History of One-day cricket.
Saurav Ganguly and Tendulkar were involved in a World
Record Opening Partnership of 252.
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. Saurav Ganguly was named Sportstar Person of
the Year 1998.
He also won the Arjuna Award in 1998.
Saurav Ganguly was the Highest Run-Scorer for India in
ODIs in 1997.
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.
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