Famously referred to as because the ‘God of off-side’ by former teammate and present India coach Rahul Dravid, Ganguly, who is without doubt one of the most profitable India captains, retired in 2008 and is presently the Director of Cricket for the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals.
Ganguly additionally tweeted a video with photos of his enjoying days, hours earlier than the arrival of his 51st birthday.
Ganguly’s management model on the sector was actually distinct. His Check debut towards England in the summertime of 1996 marked the start of a exceptional journey, incomes him the affectionate nickname ‘Dada’. He immediately made headlines by scoring a century in his inaugural Check on the iconic Lord’s cricket floor.
In his second Check, left-handed batsman Ganguly displayed his distinctive expertise as soon as once more, attaining the uncommon feat of scoring a century in his first two Check innings, changing into solely the third batsman in historical past to perform the exceptional file.
Dubbed because the ‘Prince of Kolkata’, Ganguly made his mark within the ODI format with a shocking show in 1997 towards Pakistan, the place he secured 4 consecutive ‘Man of the Match’ awards. His memorable efficiency continued within the 1999 World Cup, the place Ganguly scored an impressive 183 runs towards Sri Lanka in a monumental 318-run partnership with Dravid.
Amidst the turmoil of the match-fixing scandal that shook Indian cricket in 2000, Ganguly was appointed because the captain of the nationwide staff. Beneath his management, Ganguly nurtured new skills and guided India to the ultimate of the ICC Knockout Trophy in 2000. One other important milestone got here in 2001 when Ganguly’s staff emerged victorious towards Australia, successful the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.
One in every of Ganguly’s iconic moments got here within the Natwest Trophy remaining in 2002, the place he led India to an exciting victory. In a show of sheer jubilation, Ganguly famously eliminated his shirt on the Lord’s balcony, etching an unforgettable reminiscence in cricket historical past.
Ganguly’s captaincy additionally propelled India to the World Cup finals in 2003, though they narrowly missed out on the title, shedding towards Australia. In 2004, he orchestrated a sequence win towards Pakistan in each ODIs and Exams, which was India’s first Check sequence triumph on Pakistani soil.
In 2005-2006, Ganguly discovered himself in an altercation with then coach Greg Chappell, which led to his exclusion from the nationwide staff. Nevertheless, displaying resilience and dedication, Ganguly fought his approach again and finally retired from worldwide cricket in 2008.
He continued to play within the Indian Premier League (59 matches) till 2012.
Having represented India in 113 Exams and 311 ODIs, Ganguly amassed a powerful whole of 18,575 runs throughout all codecs, together with 38 centuries.
Publish-retirement, Ganguly took on important administrative roles in cricket. He served because the president of the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal and held the celebrated place of the president of the Board of Management for Cricket in India.
(With company inputs)
