Sourav Ganguly

We all got carried away after NatWest final victory, says Sourav Ganguly

It was on July 13, 2002 when Ganguly and his young team won the NatWest Trophy final against England, chasing down a steep target of 326 with just three balls to spare.
 

Jul 05, 2020, 16:58 PM IST

Aakash Chopra picks winner between Sourav Ganguly XI and Virat Kohli XI

India arguably assembled their greatest Test team ever under the leadership of former captain Sourav Ganguly and the sheer quality in every department was unbelievable.
 

Jul 02, 2020, 17:05 PM IST

On this day in 2007, Sachin Tendulkar became first batsman to score 15,000 ODI runs

Tendulkar reached 15,000 runs when he smashed a half-century during the second ODI against South Africa in Belfast.

Jun 29, 2020, 12:00 PM IST

BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly mourns former leg-spinner Rajinder Goel's demise

In a career spanning 27 years, Goel represented Patiala, Delhi, Southern Punjab and Haryana and bagged a total of 750 first-class wickets at an average of 18.58. 

Jun 22, 2020, 10:24 AM IST

On this day: Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli made their Test debuts

On this day, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and former captain Rahul Dravid made their debuts in the longest format of the game on this very day, in different years.

Jun 20, 2020, 13:49 PM IST

Life's best moment: Sourav Ganguly reminisces his Test debut for India in 1996

Ganguly notched up 7,212 runs in 113 Tests and 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs he played during his international career. 

Jun 20, 2020, 12:27 PM IST

Harbhajan Singh channelized potential frustration into unbridled aggression: VVS Laxman

Harbhajan has bagged 417 wickets in 103 Tests, 269 wickets in 236 ODIs and 25 wickets in 28 T20Is he played for India during his cricketing career.

Jun 06, 2020, 14:35 PM IST

Tendulkar and I would have scored 4000 more runs with 2 new balls, says Sourav Ganguly

India`s iconic ODI opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly opened the innings together in 176 innings and the duo added 8227 runs at an average of 47.55 in these innings but Ganguly, who is now BCCI president, said on Tuesday (May 12) that he and Sachin could have added at least another 4000 runs with the current ODI rules.

May 13, 2020, 06:58 AM IST

Sourav Ganguly vs MS Dhoni vs Virat Kohli: Look at Indian captains records

Former captains Ganguly, Dhoni and current skipper Kohli have all done excellent job while leading the Indian team and have been considered as the best captains the country has ever seen.

May 07, 2020, 17:00 PM IST

MS Dhoni is a calculative, not an impulsive captain: Ashish Nehra

The 41-year-old's comments came during an interaction with former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra in his show Aakashvani.

May 07, 2020, 11:46 AM IST

Sachin Tendulkar not in favour of sport in empty stadiums, calls spectators integral part

He revelled in the full-throated chants that accompanied his stay at the crease and Sachin Tendulkar says that's one reason why the very idea of sport inside an empty stadium disappoints him. Made for television sport is being given a serious thought owing to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic which has made social distancing a necessity. But sport without fans is not an option for one of India's greatest sportspersons.

Apr 23, 2020, 19:52 PM IST

Coronavirus: PM Narendra Modi asks citizens to become part of BCCI's Team Mask Force

Earlier, the BCCI had made a donation of Rs 51 crore to Prime Ministers' CARES Fund as a part of its contribution in India's fight against coronavirus.

Apr 19, 2020, 12:20 PM IST

MS Dhoni was similar to Sourav Ganguly in backing youngsters, says Zaheer Khan

Zaheer feels that there was a lot of similarity in the way two of India's most successful captains functioned.

Apr 16, 2020, 14:59 PM IST

Virender Sehwag posts video of child spelling out coronavirus COVID-19 directives

Dashing former India opener Virender Sehwag on Monday urged people to follow coronavirus dos and don'ts strictly by sharing a video of a child who is spelling out the directives perfectly.

Apr 06, 2020, 17:57 PM IST

Sourav Ganguly visits ISKCON temple in Kolkata, distributes ration to needy amid coronavirus crisis

Last month,Ganguly had announced that he had decided to donate rice worth Rs 50 lakh to the underpriveleged as the country continues its fight against deadly coronavirus.

Apr 04, 2020, 15:11 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi urges sportspersons to keep spreading awareness on coronavirus COVID-19

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and other senior officials of the Ministry also participated in the interaction.

Apr 03, 2020, 13:32 PM IST

ICC discusses contingency plan for T20 World Cup amid coronavirus crises, welcomes Sourav Ganguly on board

The impact of the pandemic on the sport globally was discussed was discussed during the ICC meeting.

Mar 28, 2020, 12:03 PM IST

Coronavirus: Sprinter Hima Das to donate one month's salary to Assam govt

As India continues its fight against the deadly coronavirus that has spread all across the globe, Ace Indian sprinter Hima Das has decided to donate her one months's salary to Assam's COVID-19 relief fund.

Mar 27, 2020, 10:16 AM IST

Coronavirus COVID-19: Sourav Ganguly to donate rice worth Rs 50 lakh to underprivileged amid lockdown

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly has decided to donate rice worth Rs 50 lakh to the underpriveleged as the country continues its fight against deadly coronavirus.

Mar 26, 2020, 12:59 PM IST

Let’s fight coronavirus together: Sourav Ganguly lists some do's and don'ts amid 21-day lockdown

Addressing the nation for the second time in a week on Tuesday, PM Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country to curb the rising graph of the deadly coronavirus.

Mar 26, 2020, 10:52 AM IST