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Today i.e. on 8th July, former Indian team captain and former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly is celebrating his 52nd birthday.
Today, on 8th July, former Indian team captain and former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly is celebrating his 52nd birthday. Many people wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday. Along with this, former Indian team player and God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar also sent wishes to Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.
Let us tell you, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin together have won many matches for the Indian team. Both of them have always made important partnerships for their team during their playing days. Sourav Ganguly has always been considered one of the best batsmen in the world.
Sachin Tendulkar shared a picture of himself and Sourav Ganguly on his birthday on social media and wrote in its caption, ‘Sending you birthday wishes from the onside. Hope it reaches your offside.’
Here is Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet:
Sending you birthday wishes from the onside, hoping they reach you on the offside, @SGanguly99, pic.twitter.com/8sd5XtxJvN
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2024
Sourav Ganguly has been one of the most successful captains of the Indian team. There are many records that the former Indian captain has made and broken. There are many memorable matches in which Sachin and Sourav have opened for the Indian team and have led the team to victory with their tremendous batting. Sourav Ganguly was also called the God of Offside.
Sourav Ganguly, who batted left-handed and bowled right-handed, played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs for India. Ganguly scored 7212 runs in Test matches at an average of 42.17, which included 16 centuries and 35 half-centuries. In ODIs, Ganguly has 11363 runs at an average of 41.02. Ganguly scored 22 centuries and 72 half-centuries in ODIs. Talking about bowling, Ganguly took 132 wickets in international cricket.
If we look at it, Sourav Ganguly captained India in 49 Tests and 147 ODIs. Under Ganguly’s captaincy, Team India reached the final of the World Cup in 2003. At the same time, the Indian team was the joint winner in the 2002 Champions Trophy. Ganguly was also the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during 2019-22.
