India · All-rounder

Sourav Ganguly

Born 8 Jul 1972 · Kolkata · 180 cm

Batting

IPL

1,349

runs

Average
25.45
Strike rate
106.81
Hundreds
0
Highest
91

59 matches

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.

Bowling

IPL

10

wickets

Average
36.30
Economy
7.89
Strike rate
27.60
5W innings
0

59 matches

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.

Most dismissed

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.

Bowlers who got me out

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.

Connections

  1. Father: Chandidas Ganguly

    "Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly."

  2. Mother: Nirupa Ganguly

    "Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly."

  3. Schoolmates with Alvin Kallicharran

    "In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran)."

  4. Schoolmates with Andrew Strauss

    "Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Ganguly's 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground."

  5. Schoolmates with David Gower

    "They used to watch a number of old cricket match videos, especially the games played by David Gower, whom Ganguly admired."

  6. Schoolmates with Harry Graham

    "England had won the First Test of the three-match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lord's, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire."

  7. Schoolmates with John Hampshire

    "England had won the First Test of the three-match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lord's, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire."

  8. Schoolmates with Lawrence Rowe

    "In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran)."

  9. Schoolmates with Matt Prior

    "Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Ganguly's 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground."

  10. Schoolmates with Nagma

    "Around the same time, allegations came that Ganguly was romantically involved with South Indian actress Nagma, something he denied."

  11. Schoolmates with Navjot Singh Sidhu

    "After teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring party, citing ill-treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin,"

  12. Schoolmates with Rahul Dravid

    "In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India."

Source: Wikipedia, extracted via LLM.