Sourav Ganguly

Born on 8^th July 1972, Sourav Ganguly has earned the title “Dada” from his followers being the most successful captain of the Indian cricket team.

Here are some of his achievements:-

• He is the only International Cricketer to win 4 back to back Most Player of the Match awards in ODIs.
• He is the fastest international batsman to score 9,000 runs in ODI.
• In 1997, he was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Government of India for his outstanding performance at national as well as international cricket events.
• He was chosen as the CEAT Cricketer of the Year 2001.
• In 2004, Ganguly was awarded Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
• Sourav Ganguly is one of those 5 cricketers who have scored 10,000+ runs, 100+ wickets and 100+ catches in One Day Internationals.