write a short bio-graph sketch of sourav ganguly
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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly : (born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. During his playing career, Ganguly established himself as one of the world's leading batsmen and also one of the most successful captains of the Indian national cricket team. While batting, he was especially prolific through the off side, earning himself the nickname God of the Off Side for his elegant stroke play square of the wicket and through the covers.
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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly was born on the eight of July 1972. He lives in Kolkatta, India. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-pace bowler.
Ganguly is naturally right-handed, but became a left-handed batsman at a young age so that he could use his brother, Snehasish’s cricket equipment. His fans are grateful for it, because there are few things in cricket that can outshine a Ganguly left-handed drive. He is fondly called as the Prince of Kolkata.
He got the name Bengal tiger partially due to his place of birth and partially due to the way he would pounce on the ball.
In 1991, Sourav Ganguly made a disastrous debut during the India tour of Australia and to add to it the media printed some articles alleging that he had, ‘attitude problems’. Sourav refuted these allegations but after that first one day with Australia that marked his debut he was forgotten for four years. It seemed like his career as an international cricketer had ended even before it took off. He continued to play domestic cricket and in 1996 earned a place in the Indian side touring England. He made a dazzling test debut hundred, something that only three others have had the distinction of having achieved at Lords. His innings were a brilliant display studded with breathtaking drives on the offside and overnight this young man transformed himself into a shooting star.
Ganguly’s entire cricket career can be divided into pre 2003 and post 2003. In the build up to 2003 Ganguly made an enormous 183 runs against Sri Lanka in the World cup of 1999; 278 runs and six wickets in the Pepsi cup. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1998 and in February 2000 after the match fixing scandal he was named the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Sourav Ganguly is considered one of the best captains India has ever had. As captain of the Indian team Ganguly led India in 49 Test Matches, winning 21 of those, including 12 that were played outside India. He also led India to their first ever series wins in both Tests and ODI’s in Pakistan, a feat that had eluded India in fifty years. His careers biggest victory came when he captained the Indian side to a victory over Steve Waugh’s Australia in the 2001 Border-Gavaskar trophy.