Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( pronunciation (help·info); born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team, Currently, he is appointed as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal and President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India. During his playing career, Ganguly established himself as one of the world's leading batsmen and also one of the greatest captains of the 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 strokeplay square of the wicket and through the covers.

Sourav Ganguly

Personal information
Full name	Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Born	(1972-07-08) 8 July 1972 (age 46) Behala, Calcutta (presently Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Nickname	Dada, Prince of Calcutta, God of the Off Side
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman Part-time all-rounder
Relations	Snehasish Ganguly (brother) Dona Roy (wife)
Website	souravganguly.co.in
International information
National side	India (1992–2008)
Test debut (cap 206)	20 June 1996 v England
Last Test	6 November 2008 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 84)	11 January 1992 v West Indies
Last ODI	15 November 2007 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	99, 1, 24, 21
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1990–2010	Bengal
2000	Lancashire
2005	Glamorgan
2006	Northamptonshire
2008–10	Kolkata Knight Riders
2011–2012	Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 113 311 254 437 Runs scored 7,212 11,363 15,687 15,622 Batting average 42.17 41.02 44.18 43.32 100s/50s 16/35 22/72 33/89 31/97 Top score 239 183 239 183 Balls bowled 3,117 4,561 11,108 8,199 Wickets 32 100 167 171 Bowling average 52.53 38.49 36.52 38.86 5 wickets in innings 0 2 4 2 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/28 5/16 6/46 5/16 Catches/stumpings 71/– 100/– 168/– 131/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2013

Sourav Ganguly is one of the four members of the Indian Premier League's Governing Council, responsible for all the functions of the tournament. He was appointed by Supreme Court in January 2016. He is also a member of Technical Committee, Indian Premier League.

Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother, Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times, and one of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time. He started his career by playing in state and school teams. Currently, he is the 8th highest run scorer in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and was the 3rd batsman in history to cross the 10,000 run landmark, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq. In 2002, the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Dean Jones and Michael Bevan.

After playing in different Indian domestic tournaments, such as the Ranji and Duleep trophies, Ganguly got his big-break while playing for India on their tour of England. He scored 131 runs and cemented his place in the Indian team. Ganguly's place in the team was assured after successful performances in series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia, winning the Man of the Match awards. In the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he was involved in a partnership of 318 runs with Rahul Dravid, which remains the highest overall partnership score in the World Cup tournament history. Due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players of the team, and for his poor health, Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar resigned his position, and Ganguly was made the captain of the Indian cricket team. He was soon the subject of media criticism after an unsuccessful stint for county side Durham and for taking off his shirt in the final of the 2002 NatWest Series. He led India into the 2003 World Cup final, where they were defeated by Australia. Due to a decrease in individual performance, he was dropped from the team in