Sourav Ganguly is described in the public record as former Indian cricketer and former chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Born in Kolkata, India, in 1972.
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (Bengali: [ʃou̯ɾɔbʱ t͡ʃoɳɖid̪aʃ ɡɔŋɡopad̪ʱːae̯] ; born 8 July 1972) is an Indian cricket administrator and former cricketer and captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is popularly called the Maharaja of Indian Cricket. He is regarded as one of India's most successful cricket captains. As captain, he led Indian national team to win the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and reach the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2004 Asia Cup. Ganguly scored 11,363 runs in his ODI career which stands at ninth position in the world for most runs scored in ODI matches. He was the third batsman to cross the 10,000 runs in One day cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq. He holds the record for highest score in an innings (183) by an Indian batsman in the ODI Cricket World Cup. In 2002, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time.
Sourav Ganguly is recorded among the figures by whom cricket is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
Cricket is played in formats lasting from three hours to five days, and a career average across them remains the sport's most argued-over number.
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