pronunciation born july known meaning elder brother indian cricketer captain indian national team currently appointed honourable president cab president introduced world cricket elder brother regarded india successful captains modern times greatest batsmen time started career playing state school teams currently 8th highest run scorer day 3rd batsman history cross run landmark ranked sixth greatest batsman time playing different indian domestic tournaments trophies got big break playing india tour england scored runs cemented place indian team place team assured successful performances series sri_lanka pakistan australia winning man match awards cricket world cup involved partnership runs remains highest overall partnership score world cup tournament history match fixing scandals players team poor health indian captain resigned position captain indian cricket team soon subject media criticism unsuccessful stint county durham taking shirt final series led india world cup final defeated australia decrease individual performance dropped team following year awarded india highest civilian awards returned national team successful batting displays time involved dispute indian team coach dropped team selected play cricket world cup joined riders team captain indian premier league cricket tournament year home test series australia announced retirement international cricket continued play team appointed chairman left handed prolific day international batsman runs credit successful indian test captains date winning test matches successful indian test captain overseas wins indian team ranked eighth rankings captain tenure team rank went second aggressive captain credited having careers young players played transforming indian team aggressive fighting unit spanish owner franchise won inaugural season awarded government west currently appointed justice probe panel spot fixing betting scandal investigations presently holds post member indian governing council biography early life introduction cricket born july calcutta youngest son ran print business richest men city luxurious childhood nicknamed meaning great king father died age february long illness favourite sport people calcutta game football initially attracted game academics came love sports supportive taking cricket sport career elder brother established cricketer cricket team supported dream cricketer asked father enrolled cricket coaching camp summer holidays studying tenth grade time despite right handed learnt bat left handed use brother sporting equipment showed promise batsman enrolled cricket academy indoor multi gym concrete wicket built home practice game watch number old cricket match videos especially games played admired scored century captain cricket team teammates complained perceived arrogance touring junior team refused turn twelfth man reportedly felt duties involved included organising equipment drinks players delivering messages beneath social status refused tasks considered beneath social status assist teammates way gave chance class cricket debut year brother dropped team career beginning debut success following prolific season scored runs day international debut india west_indies dropped immediately perceived arrogant attitude game openly questioned rumoured refused carry drinks teammates commenting job later denied consequently removed team away domestic cricket scoring heavily seasons following innings trophy recalled national team tour england middle intense media scrutiny played single omitted team test teammate left touring citing ill treatment captain test debut england second test match series lord alongside england won test match series scored century cricketer achieve feat debut lord accomplished feat remains highest batsman debut ground india required bat second innings match ending draw test match trent bridge batsman century innings shared run stand time highest partnership india country wicket outside india test ended draw handing england series victory scored second innings marriage opening world cup weeks successful tour england childhood sweetheart bride groom family sworn enemies point news caused families reconciled formal wedding held february year scored maiden century hitting opposed sri_lanka team total later year won consecutive man match awards cup pakistan second won took wickets runs overs best bowling barren run test cricket form returned end year centuries tests sri_lanka involved stands final independence cup january india successfully chased overs won man match award march indian team defeated australia took wickets having opened bowling medium pace indian team competed cricket world cup england match sri_lanka india chose bat bowled scored balls hit seven second highest score world cup history highest indian tournament partnership highest overall score world cup second highest cricket india lost test series australia south_africa involved combined total tests struggled scoring runs form impressive centuries season taking day ratings batsmen time allegations came romantically involved south indian actress denied ascension accolades match fixing scandal players team named captain indian cricket team decision spurred stepping position health vice captain time began captain leading india series win south_africa match day series led indian team finals knockout trophy scored centuries including final new_zealand won wickets year tried hand county cricket career england successful cricketer reviewers called indian dubbed lord commented uncertain partner batsman batman dispatched discarded pavilion carry kit bag mutiny lower orders match reaching raised bat home balcony find deserted inspire averaged class appearances lancashire teammate thought compared attitude australia test match tour india early caused controversy arriving late toss occasions agitated opposing captain fourth caused controversy failing wear playing attire toss considered unusual cricket circles india won test series ending australia run consecutive test match victories second test match saw india looking set defeat conceding innings lead chose enforce follow batted entire fourth day play set australia target dusty spinning wicket australians unable survive team lose test enforcing follow november wife gave birth daughter final match series held lords stunning performance team mates took shirt public air celebrate india winning match later strongly condemned gentleman game image cricket lord protocol said mimicking act performed british tour india india reached world cup final time lost australians successful tournament personally scoring runs average including centuries achieved significant success captain deemed india successful cricket captain sections media individual performance deteriorated reign especially world cup tour australia pakistan series australia won test series india time speculated disagreement head cricket type pitch test went leaving large grass pitch experts indicated reason spite revenge indian captain australia stand captain went toss noticed waiting instead leaving ask definitive answer saying knows following indifferent form poor form dropped team october having nominated rejected game suffered reputation match fixing scandals passed deputy decided retiring attempted comeback team awarded india fourth highest civilian award recognition distinguished contribution field sports presented award june president india comeback rift september coach india tour dispute resulted headlines india stating physically mentally unfit lead india divide rule behaviour damaging team email leaked media resulted huge backlash fans enlisted support indian media eventually board intervene order truce pair president issued statement view decision cricket forward coach captain asked work mutual professional working relationship performance criteria applicable captain coach players course captain controls game coach job mutual trust important henceforth player captain coach write interaction media going media lead disciplinary action indian team manager tour asked appear committee reported assurance working given consequently poor form differences coach dropped captain team taking place chief correspondent times_of_india commented row added mystery going bad patch score note didn count months later india tour south_africa recalled middle order replacements suffered poor form following india poor batting display champions trophy series south_africa comeback test team earlier selected day squad despite recent poor performances saw indictment coach youth policy coming scored tour match rest south_africa modifying original batting style taking middle guard resulting india winning match test innings comeback south_africa score helped india victory marking test match win team south_africa india lost series accumulated runs scoring chart successful test comeback recalled team india played host west_indies sri_lanka tournaments innings years scored performed series averaging won man series award sri_lanka allotted place official team cricket world cup leading scorer india round defeat bangladesh india knocked tournament group stage reports rift certain members indian team alleged ignored instructions team management score quickly issued statement saying hurt team coach questioned attitude decided renew contract indian team left post coach citing family personal reasons december scored maiden double century career playing pakistan scored runs innings final test match series involved run partnership fifth wicket remained prolific test cricket year scored test runs average centuries fifties second highest run scorer test matches year fifth highest run scorer scored runs average present international retirement february joined captain riders team owned bollywood actor indian premier league april led cricket match run victory captained owned opened innings scored runs remained unbeaten scoring runs balls game knight riders second half century scoring runs balls strike rate innings hit topping list knight riders july media reported projected candidate post president cab mentor reports suggested run post president representative deny reports rule year october announced test series australia starting october stated honest didn expect picked series coming conference spoke team mates hopefully winning knock played game test series amassed runs average playing second test match series scored final test century final test match played scored second innings respectively fourth final test india needing wicket secure victory indian captain invited lead field final time india regained border trophy winning series removed season replaced decision questioned media players team finished ranking table wins losses television channel host reality titled presented participants districts answer questions posed august appointed chairman cab job committee receive report end cricket season assess necessary recommendations played cup team october scored match delhi involved partnership runs season given team ended second season coach replaced matches innings scored runs took wickets fourth season signed initial bidding process runs matches innings season appointed captain cum mentor october announced decided play year retire game playing style influences commented cricketer attract game loved style watch old videos playing influence left handed batsman runs came primarily author cricket commented career played shots square cut square drive cover drive complete command called god hit powerful shots foot equal ease early career comfortable hook pull giving wicket away shots criticised having difficulty handling short exploited australians south comeback worked weaknesses large extent author fire noted usually opened innings try advantage fielding restrictions advancing pitch hitting pace extra cover mid commented notorious attacking left arm spin excellent eye hand coordination noted picking length ball early coming pitch hitting ball mid weakness running wickets judging quick singles instances batting partner run calling run sending halfway pitch situation like happened australia took single ground bat bat past air consequently run said love watch hit cover drive watch hit relationship indian coach documented contemporary media denoting relationship process credited wright bringing international class performers academic coaching scientific fitness according wright members team like understand importance foreign coach indian cricket team convinced domestic coach utility aggressive style wright importance fitness development better cricket team india right arm medium pace bowler swing ball ways chips useful wickets break partnerships author biography praised saying athletic fielder taken catches day proud criticised ground fielding especially ball prevent runs tendency injured catching ball legacy author commented tenure india successful test captain led team victory occasions seven times second wins led record matches twice compared batting average captain test batting average captain lower statistics seventh indian cricketer played test matches 4th highest overall run scorer india tests fourth indian played terms overall runs scored second indians runs eighth overall scored centuries test matches batsmen score runs formed successful opening pair day cricket having amassed highest number century partnerships wicket scored runs average hold world record creating number run partnership wicket fifties fourth player cross runs fastest player cricket indian captain win test series pakistan tests series led players world achieve amazing runs wickets catches cricket history author book magic indian cricket cricket society india commented cricket world gotten stereotype indian cricketer changed better credits shy taking responsibility showed leader team like problems leadership india started winning matches tournaments previously lacking team considerably years rewrote rules captain cricket team unlike predecessors considered non forever pushed players perform better field interactions media fans detractors honest earned respect cricket followers respect came criticisms condemned hot tempered man refused listen opinions rules regulations sport critic noted turning deaf opinions day harm sheer luck existed sporting world believed legacy captain able build proper indian team added able change face indian cricket proud think huge difference people think simply roll playing india changed image team wouldn opposition absolutely came self belief ability outside india commented greatest legacy lay influence younger generation felt young player play years domestic cricket selected international assignments said newcomer given games prove later explained receiving end unfair decision threatened ruin international cricket career enabled understand newcomers team better predecessors backed influence contribution younger players team despite contributions coaching methods came immense scrutiny press scholars commented like problems decisions creating don particularly believe knowledge lead team tries counter pose younger members day time come shock tactics cease work article pointed reckless behaviour reporter said fostered angry reckless young men good behaviour broad term espoused present team management belonged school probably summoned match referee times decade approach bound possibly termed cultural conflict world modern sport like involved training far concerned australia simply toppled england victory lay precisely disapproval words wanted things way overall career performance records achievements cricketer win consecutive man match awards day eighth highest run scorer history second indians runs fastest batsman reach runs achieved unique runs wickets catches cricket test batting average went highest individual score indian batsman cricket world cup world played tests india successful test captain overseas winning matches led record
Sourav Ganguly