The debut of Sourav Chandidas Ganguly was like a dream, he played his first test match against England at Lord's and smashed 131 runs.
The debut of Sourav Chandidas Ganguly was like a dream, he played his first test match against England at Lord's and smashed 131 runs. It was the arrival of one of the greatest batsmen at the international stage. He made his ODI debut in the year 1992 against West Indies.
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Born on 8 July 1972, this prince of Kolkata has made 11,363 runs in ODI and has 22 centuries against his name. He was the captain who brought back Indian team together after it fell in the midst of match fixing. He also took India to win overseas consistently, which was not seen in previous captains.
He is considered as an aggressive ODI captain. Under his captaincy India reached to 2003 World Cup final but lost to Australia. Wisden ranked him 6th greatest ODI batsmen of all time. He received Padma Shri in the year 2004.
He is married to Dona Ganguly and has one daughter Sana Ganguly. He is currently playing for Pune Warriors in IPL 2012
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Popular TV actors Mona Singh and Mouli Ganguly, who play souten (co-wife) became emotional on the last day of shooting for their show "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", which is coming to an end. Mona says she will miss the show.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Friday said he felt bad for Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid who had to "contend with people like Greg Chappell and S. Sreesanth" during his captaincy stints for the country and the IPL franchisee respectively.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The cricketing world was in shock after Delhi Police late Wednesday night arrested Rajasthan Royals players Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in Mumbai for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Mumbai, May 16 (ANI): The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) President N.Srinivasan said on Thursday that the spot-fixing culprits will face severe punishments.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Balachandra Bhaskar and Sourav Kothari qualified to represent India in the Asian Indoor Games billiards competition after the duo finished in that order in the selection trials here Friday.
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Ex-Roadies Aanchal Khurana, who won the best actress in a negative role trophy at the 12th Indian Telly Awards, says she can't believe that she has won the award.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A rights group Monday approached the West Bengal Human Rights Commission to complain against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging people to smoke more and sought a public apology from her.
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, will be awarded the Bluechip CSJC lifetime achievement award here Saturday.
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Welcoming batting legend Sachin Tendulkar to the club of 40, former India skipper and Mumbai Indians mentor Anil Kumble Tuesday said a win over Kolkata Knight Riders Wednesday will be the best way to celebrate April 24 - the maestro's birthday.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) TV actress Mouli Ganguly, currently seen as avenging Anushka in "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", plans to tour with her comedy play "Pritam Pyare Pappuji" after the show goes off air.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Monday urged India to use its influence with Myanmar authorities to demand an end to attacks on Muslims there.
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Yesteryear's Bollywood 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini was Sunday conferred the P C Chandra award for her contribution to Indian cinema.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The brutal rape of a five-year-old girl here "has again exposed the failure of police training and reform in India", Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Ekta Kapoor's "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" has completed 250 episodes and lead actress Mona Singh says the show has been a fun ride.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Human Rights Watch has urged India to tell Syria not to harm civilians while battling anti-government rebels.
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday hoped that Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan would be able to make a comeback to the Indian team in future despite being left out of the list of probables for upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Indian firms should work to cash in on the demographic dividends on offer in the African continent, an Africa-based Indian corporate leader said here.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Having finished last in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Pune Warriors India will be looking to shed their image of whipping boys.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Is the Indian Premier League (IPL) a home for the aged or a pre-school for those hoping to play international cricket some day? The truth lies somewhere between the two perceptions.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) National level shooter Bibaswan Ganguly and his family members were injured after they were attacked by a gang of miscreants in West Bengal's Hooghly district after he protested their harassment of his wife, police said Thursday.
Abu Dhabi, Mar 27 (ANI): Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has urged batting great Sachin Tendulkar, whom he believes is well past his best, to take retirement from international cricket, adding the master blaster can be a great ambassador for cricket post retirement.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) With India looking to register a 4-0 series whitewash against Australia, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly Thursday batted for Ajinkya Rahane, saying the Mumbai batsman should play in the Delhi test match.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The UNHRC resolution passed Thursday in Geneva fails to seek an independent international probe into human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
New York, Mar.20 (ANI): New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has in a statement urged the Indian Government to seek and move amendments to the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on the Sri Lankan Tamil rights issue at the earliest.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday unfolded his development-oriented vision of the nation predicated on "good governance" and "out-of-the-box thinking", took gentle digs at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but deftly sidestepped pointed questions about his prime ministerial candidature, saying he never aspired for "becoming something, but in doing something".
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) TV actor Yash Tonk, who features in an episode of "Ek Thhi Naayka", a promotional episode for thriller film "Ek Thi Daayan", says he is not scared of ghosts.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Actress Konkona Sen Sharma will be seen with Mouli Ganguly in the TV show "Ek Thhi Naayika".
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman and former Supreme Court judge Asok Kumar Ganguly Saturday said the state is not lagging behind Delhi in the number of atrocities on women and may have well gone ahead of the national capital.
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Expressing surprise over the dropping of dashing India opener Virender Sehwag, former captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday said current team skipper M.S. Dhoni had a hand in the exclusion.
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) When filmmaker Ekta Kapoor decided to make her acting debut with TV show "Ek Thi Naayika", she turned to Vishal Bhardwaj for acting tips.
Sourav Ganguly lauded Mahendra Singh Dhoni for becoming the most successful Indian Test captain, surpassing his record, and hoped that he would be able to carry his showing in the coming foreign engagements on Tuesday.
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Sourav Ganguly Tuesday lauded Mahendra Singh Dhoni for becoming the most successful Indian Test captain, surpassing his record, and hoped that the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman would be able to carry his showing in the coming foreign engagements.
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Small screen's favourite 'bahu' Sakshi Tanwar will soon be seen in Ekta Kapoor's new promotional show "Ek Thhi Naayka" and hopes their success saga continues with the show.
Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bharadwaj have moved one step ahead in promotional ways for movies. Ekta and Vishal have launched a mini-TV series of 16 episodes comprising 8 stories named Ek Thi Nayika.
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the most successful Indian Test captain, surpassing Sourav Ganguly after India won the second cricket Test against Australia by an innings and 135 runs here Tuesday.
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels winning most matches as an Indian Test captain is a collective effort and said the credit should go to all the team members.
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) India took a 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, thrashing Australia by an innings and 135 runs with more than five sessions to spare in the second cricket Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Tuesday.
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) "Ek Thi Daayan" producers Vishal Bhardwaj and Ekta Kapoor will be seen doing cameo roles in TV series "Ek Thhi Naayka" for promoting their film. Cast members Emraan Hashmi, Konkana Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin and Huma Qureshi will also be seen in the series.
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A pair of sunglasses, a book of poems, old gramophone records: These and other items brought back to Santiniketan from Argentina take one to the early 20th century and the enigmatic relationship between Argentine writer and feminist Victoria Ocampo and Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A pair of sunglasses, a book of poems, old gramophone records: These and other items brought back to Santiniketan from Argentina take one to the early 20th century and the enigmatic relationship between Argentine writer and feminist Victoria Ocampo and Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Sydney, Mar 2 (ANI): Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni to end his career among the top three all time great Indian batsmen, adding the World Cup winning captain is not given due respect by the fans.
Sydney, Feb 28 (ANI): Australian great Greg Chappell has claimed the downfall of Test cricket would deprive the sport of its soul, adding the authorities must not allow the rapidly increasing Twenty20 beast to eclipse the longest format of the game.
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly's father Chandidas Ganguly passed away Thursday after suffering a heart attack here. He was 75.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Popular TV actor Aman Verma, who is joining the cast of "Parvarrish: Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi", is delighted with the role of a lawyer who has zero tolerance for injustice.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new law on violence against women in the coming parliament session, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb.12 (ANI): Legislators in India should substantially amend or replace the new criminal law on violence against women in the forthcoming budget session of the parliament, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging "shows a very worrying trend by the Indian government", Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) India must press Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse "to ensure reconciliation, devolution of power and justice", Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India should improve protection for children from sexual abuse as part of broader reform efforts following the Dec 16 gang-rape and death of a young woman here, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) TV actress Rupali Ganguly, who keeps her personal life away from the prying eyes of media, surprised everyone with her marriage news. She got married to businessman Ashvin Verma here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) TV actress Rupali Ganguly, who keeps her personal life away from the prying eyes of media, surprised everyone with her marriage news. She is tying the knot with businessman Ashvin Verma here Thursday.
Agra Feb 5 (IANS) Social networking site Facebook could be used as an important resource to produce low-budget films in the coming days, a Bollywood producer said Tuesday.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Taking a broad swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ruckus over author Salman Rushdie's cancellation of his trip to Kolkata, ex Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday said he never wrote his autobiography as he wanted to avoid becoming the subject of a frontpage controversy.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Twenty20 cricket is fun, popular and money-spinning, but for former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, the five-day Test format is the ultimate yardstick of a cricketer's skills.
London, Feb.1 (ANI): India's human rights situation took serious turns for the worse with respect to civil society protections, sexual violence against women, and the longstanding failure to hold public officials accountable for abuses, Human Rights Watch said today in the release of its World Report 2013.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Bringing together over 50 speakers from India and abroad to celebrate the spirit of literature and the culture of reading, the annual Kolkata Literary Meet began here Wednesday as part of the 37th Kolkata Book Fair.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Batting great Rahul Dravid tried to be perfect in everything he did, both on and off the field. The 16 years he played international cricket, he played with dignity and humility; a gentleman cricketer to the core. On Friday, he was named among the awardees of the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, on the eve of Republic Day.
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Over 100 national and international writers and celebrities from various fields including Amitava Ghosh, Amish Tripathi and Sourav Ganguly will participate in the Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) at the 37th International Kolkata Book Fair beginning here Jan 26.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Television actor Vishal Singh aka Jeet Ahuja of "Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi", a show about parents-children relationship, connects with his character in the show and would like to be the same kind of parent in real life.
Brussels, Jan 21 (IANS) The European Union should use its rights dialogue with India to encourage the government to ensure accountability for abuses and strengthen the protection of women, children, Dalits, and other vulnerable communities, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
Brussels, Jan.21 (ANI): The European Union should use its rights dialogue with India to encourage the government to ensure accountability for abuses and strengthen the protection of women, children, Dalits, and other vulnerable communities, Human Rights Watch said today.
Raipur, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi women's team beat fancied Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) 3-1 for a title at the National Table Tennis Championships here Thursday.
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Independent cinema is under seige in India with multiplexes and studios taking over the production and exhibition of movies, a group of filmmakers said at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2013 here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Television actor Vishal Singh aka Jeet Ahuja of "Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi" is taking a break from the show. He is heading for a small vacation from the hectic shooting schedule.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some other players have lost their focus after winning the 2011 World Cup and the players are putting their self-interest ahead of the team.
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) Computational chemistry can bypass lab experiments to predict properties of materials for further application, a leading scientist said at the 100th Indian Science Congress here Friday.
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) A host of former India and Pakistan players, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and Intikhab Alam, were Thursday feted by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) during the ODI between the two teams at the Eden Gardens to celebrate the silver jubilee of the ground staging its first ever ODI.
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) The seating capacity of the Eden Gardens has been pruned by around 850 seats for Thursday's crucial India-Pakistan ODI after the height of the sight screen was increased, an official said.
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) Official responses to rapes in India are ad hoc and unpredictable and often "degrading and counter-productive", Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec. 29 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) slapped a two-year ban on the country's oldest soccer club, Mohun Bagan, on Saturday after refusing to take the field for the second half of its clash against East Bengal on December 9, a tie reported to be spectator-sensitive leading to possible violence.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary general Kushal Das said Saturday there was no other option but to take harsh action against iconic soccer club Mohun Bagan to ensure that I-league remains a serious affair.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Actress Rupali Ganguly has a new year resolution - she wants to learn how to sing.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India's oldest soccer club, Mohun Bagan, was Saturday kicked out of the I-League and banned from the next two editions by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for abandoning a match against East Bengal mid-way Dec 9 after crowd trouble.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) India's iconic club Mohun Bagan Saturday was suspended by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for two years from the I-League for abandoning a match mid-way against East Bengal Dec 9 after crowd trouble.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Saturday banned Mohun Bagan from the I-League for two years for abandoning a match mid-way against East Bengal in Kolkata Dec 9.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The death of the Delhi gang-rape victim in Singapore Saturday "is a sobering reminder of the vast tragedy of sexual violence in India", Human Rights Watch said.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will decide Saturday whether Mohun Bagan will be slapped with a two-year ban from the I-League.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Mohun Bagan's fate in the I-League will likely be known this week after the one-man committee of retired judge A.K. Ganguly gave a patient hearing to the club and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for over five hours here Monday.
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) India batting great Sachin Tendulkar Sunday closed a major chapter of his illustrious career by announcing his retirement from one-day cricket. He will continue to play in Tests.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) It did not take much for the cricket pundits to spot a genius in Sachin Tendulkar after he made his international debut in a Test match in Karachi Nov 15, 1989. He was 16 then. More than two decades later, he has gone on to become one of the greatest batsman the world will ever see.
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Tributes have started pouring in for master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who called time Sunday on his staggering one-day cricket career.
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Tributes have started pouring in for master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who called time Sunday on his staggering one-day cricket career.
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Sahara Group Tuesday named badminton star Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador.
Islamabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar must be regretting his "blunder" of not calling it a day in March 2011 when India won the Cricket World Cup, said a leading Pakistani daily Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Monday appointed Justice A.K.Ganguly, retired judge of the Supreme Court, as the independent one-man committee to find out what action could be taken against Mohun Bagan for abandoning an I-League match in Kolkata Dec 9.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that Tendulkar has achieved everything in his cricketing career and now he himself must decide when to leave.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels it is difficult for Indian selectors to give any sort of retirement advice to Sachin Tendulkar and, at the end, the batting maestro himself will have to do some assessment like Ricky Ponting did.
London, Dec 11(ANI): Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has claimed he was in Sachin Tendulkar's position right now, he would have decided to retire after the Nagpur Test against England.
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Grandmaster Deep Sengupta caused the biggest upset, defeating top rated Radoslav Wojtaszek of Polandin the eighth round of Rose Valley open International chess tournament here Monday.
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Grandmaster-in waiting Vidit Gujarathi stayed ahead following a draw with local Grandmaster Deep Sengupta in the seventh round of Rose Valley Open International Chess tournament here at Gorky Sadan.
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Dhananjoy Pal, who lost his teenaged daughter this day a year ago in the AMRI hospital fire, laments why it was his "little girl" and not he who was choked to death.
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Uzbek GM Dzhumaev Marat (FIDE rating 2530) continued his fine run as he upset second seed Ukrainian GM Anton Korobov (2702) to retain sole top position with all win record at the end of round four of the Rose Valley Open International Chess Tournament here Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Foreign equity in multi-brand retail is good for the country and would not uproot small shopkeepers, said Rajya Sabha independent member and former chairperson of Hindustan Lever Ashok S. Ganguly.
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Lauding master batsman Sachin Tendulkar for a "gutsy" innings on day one of the Eden Gardens cricket Test against England, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly Wednesday said the knock would give him the platform to play well in subsequent essays.
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) International Master N. Srinath and double IM norm holder Shardul Gagare hogged the limelight defeating David Alberto of Italy and Ahmed Adly of Egypt respectively in the second round of Rose Valley open International Chesstournament here Tuesday.
Bangalore, Dec 4 (IANS) A belligerent Pakistan Tuesday mauled West Indies by 200 runs in the league tie of the T20 World Cup for the blind, with its star batsman Mohammad Akram setting a record in the tournament by scoring 264 runs off just 85 balls.
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) India need to get their act together in the third cricket Test beginning here Wednesday to overwhelm a spirited England, who have challenged the hosts' traditional strengths - spin domination and home series invincibility.
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Eden Gardens' veteran curator Prabir Mukherjee, known for his steadfast adherence to the rules and traditional values of cricket, Monday shooed away former England skipper Mike Atherton, who had gone close to the track in violation of the cricketing norms.
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who has lately been struggling with his form, was a picture of concentration Monday. He was slogging hard at India's net practice at the Eden Gardens here before the Test match against England beginning Wednesday.
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Monday said his generation of players in Bengal all wanted to be like celebrated Test opener Pankaj Roy when he started playing cricket.
