IPL
1,349
runs
- Average
- 25.45
- Strike rate
- 106.81
- Hundreds
- 0
- Highest
- 91
59 matches
India · All-rounder
Born 8 Jul 1972 · Kolkata · 180 cm
IPL
1,349
runs
59 matches
Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.
IPL
10
wickets
59 matches
Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.
Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.
Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.
"Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly."
"Sourav Ganguly was born on 8 July 1972 in Calcutta, and is the youngest son of Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly."
"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)."
"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."
"They used to watch a number of old cricket match videos, especially the games played by David Gower, whom Ganguly admired."
"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."
"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."
"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)."
"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."
"Around the same time, allegations came that Ganguly was romantically involved with South Indian actress Nagma, something he denied."
"After teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring party, citing ill-treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin,"
"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.