Sourav Ganguly
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Sourav Ganguly is a former Indian cricket captain and elegant left-handed batsman who is widely credited with transforming the Indian national team into a more aggressive and successful side in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| awardCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Padma Shri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingAverageInODIs | over 40 ⓘ |
| battingAverageInTests | over 40 ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm medium ⓘ |
| captaincyEra |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| captainOf | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-07-08 ⓘ |
| education | St. Xavier's College, Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 2022 (BCCI President) ⓘ |
| familyName | Ganguly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sourav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallmarkCelebration | shirt-waving at Lord's balcony in 2002 ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Snehasish Ganguly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | aggressive generation of Indian cricketers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive captaincy
ⓘ
elegant off-side strokeplay ⓘ transforming Indian cricket team mentality ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bengali
NERFINISHED
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English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| ledTeamTo |
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy final
NERFINISHED
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2002 ICC Champions Trophy (shared) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2003 Cricket World Cup final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| nickname |
Dada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | television host ⓘ |
| odiCenturies | 22 ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForDomesticTeam | Bengal cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForIPLTeam |
Kolkata Knight Riders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pune Warriors India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
ⓘ
President of the Cricket Association of Bengal ⓘ |
| postRetirementRole |
cricket administrator
ⓘ
cricket commentator ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
captain
ⓘ
top-order batsman ⓘ |
| runsScoredInODIs | over 11000 ⓘ |
| runsScoredInTests | over 7000 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| spouse | Dona Ganguly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 2019 (BCCI President) ⓘ |
| testCenturies | 16 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutVenue | Lord's Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutYear | 1996 ⓘ |
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