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 3 (IANS) The high-octane Indian Premier League (IPL) is seen as an inviting field for bludgeoning, slashing and slogging batsmen. However, it is no longer so heavily loaded in batsmen's favour as slow cutters, innovative bouncers and inventive bowling skills are coming to the fore in the fifth edition of the Twenty20 tournament. Bowlers in the ongoing season have received 16 Man-of-the-Match (MOM) awards in 44 matches, two of these getting washed out.
The 45th match of IPL between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors will take place in Subrata Roy Sahara stadium of Pune. The match will start at 8 pm.
Pune, May 2 (IANS) Pune Warriors will be banking on Australian captain Michael Clarke to bring back their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign on track when they face Mumbai Indians at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Thursday.
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In the 42nd match of IPL played in Barabati Satdium of Cuttack, Deccan Chargers beat Pune Warriors by 13 runs.
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) With all tickets for Saturday's game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors India sold out, plans are afoot to install 12 giant screens across the city so that enthusiasts can watch the action live even when on the move.
Cuttack, May 1 (IANS) The highest third-wicket partnership of 157 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kumar Sangakarra and Cameron White steered Deccan Chargers to their second win in the fifth edition. Yet, Pune Warriors came tantalisingly close to the 187-run target before losing by 13 runs at the Barabati Stadium here Tuesday.
Cuttack, May 1 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors at the Barabati Stadium here Tuesday.
Cuttack, May 1 (IANS) Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Barabati Stadium here Tuesday.
The 42nd match of Indian Premier League will be played between Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers in Barabati Stadium of Cuttack, Orissa. The match will start at 4 pm.
Cuttack, April 30 (IANS) Having suffered a defeat against bottom-placed Deccan Chargers in their previous game, Pune Warriors will look to come back to winning ways when they take on the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions here Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Eden Gardens may be the official home venue for the Kolkata Knight Riders, but come May 5 a majority of Kolkatans - from celebrities to the man on the street - seem to be gearing up emotionally to back their eternal favourite "Dada" Sourav Ganguly, who will lead the Pune Warriors out on the historic ground.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) In spite of the city's favourite son Sourav Ganguly leading the Pune Warriors India against them, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) captain Gautam Gambhir hopes Kolkatans will root for his team in the crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) game to be played at the Eden Gardens May 5.
Directing to Department of Telecommunication (DoT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies and Telecom Regularity Authority of India (TRAI), the telecom regulator, Supreme Court of India on Friday asked them to set up a five- member expert committee in the leadership of DoT Secretary to frame a guideline for prepaid connections.............
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) After basking in the glory of the National Award for "I AM", actor-producer Sanjay Suri returns to the big screen in the role of a school teacher for a new film "Papa Please", which deals with the undue academic pressure on children.
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday hailed the proposal to nominate Sachin Tendulkar to Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed that a five-member expert committee be set up to recommend guidelines for verifying those applying for prepaid mobile connections.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the setting up of a five-member committee to recommend guidelines for verification of those applying for prepaid mobile connections.
Pune, April 26 (IANS) Pune Warriors Thursday had a surprise visitor in their former captain Yuvraj Singh, who cheered for the team from the dugout during their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Deccan Chargers.
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar and ace middle distance runner Shiny Wilson were Friday presented the lifetime achievements award by the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club (CSJC) at a glittering function in the city's Town Hall.
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils avenged their Ferozeshah Kotla defeat by Pune Warriors by thrashing them by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and opted to bat against the Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.
The match between Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils will be played in Subrata Roy stadium of Pune from 4 pm onwards.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A blistering knock from Jesse Ryder and an all-round performance by Sourav Ganguly gave Pune Warriors a convincing 20-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday night.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Pune Warriors made 192 for three in 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and elected to field against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Table-toppers Delhi Daredevils will seek to extend their three-match winning streak when they face Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.
CSK marked a 13 runs win over Pune Warriors in the 24th match of IPL 5 played in M.A. Chidambaram Stadium yesterday.
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super King and Pune Warriors at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to reignite their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they host the Pune Warriors here Thursday.
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Riding on a brilliant 81 by Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a sensational six-wicket victory off the last ball against a resilient Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Chinnaswamy stadium here late Tuesday.
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and opted to bat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
By the blistering innings of Smith and unbeaten batting of Ryder, Pune Warriors defeated Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in an IPL match.
Pune, April 15 (IANS) Jesse Ryder batted through the innings while Steven Smith played a blistering knock to steer Pune Warriors to a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League here Saturday.
Pune, April 14 (IANS) The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Chennai Super Kings at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Saturday.
Pune, April 14 (IANS) The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Chennai Super Kings at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Saturday.
Pune, April 14 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Saturday.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After witnessing a near-packed house during home team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opening Indian Premier League game April 5, the roar at the Eden Gardens was missing as over half of the stadium was empty for the team's match against Rajasthan Royals Friday.
Mohali, April 13 (IANS) Captain Adam Gilchrist has attributed Kings XI Punjab's first win in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to a complete team effort.
Mohali, April 12 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab recorded their first win in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a seven-wicket victory over Pune Warriors at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Thursday.
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Thursday.
Mohali, April 12 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to field against Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match here Thursday.
Kings XI Punjab will once again face Pune Warrior in the 14th match of IPL to be played in PCA stadium of Mohali, today.
In an important match of IPL 5 Mumbai Indians will face Deccan Chargers at Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is doubtful for today?s match.
Sourav Ganguly led Pune Warriors won their second consecutive match beating Kings XI Punjab by 22 runs at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
Pune, April 9 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab needs to train harder to get their campaign back on track, captain Adam Gilchrist said after his team's second successive loss in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunday night.
Pune, April 9 (IANS) Pune Warriors recorded their second successive victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) beating Kings XI Punjab convincingly by 22 runs at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday.
Pune, April 9 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter between Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab at the newly inaugurated Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday.
Pune warriors skipper captain Sourav Ganguly again proved that he is one of the best captains in the world. The IPL 5 saw another surprise when Pune Warriors defeated Mumbai Indians by 28-runs in a low scoring match on Friday in Mumbai.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Pune Warriors started their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with a 28-run win over title favourites Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly Friday commended his bowlers for an impressive 28-run win over Mumbai Indians but stayed grounded, saying it was good to start with a win but there was still a long way to go season five of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Pune Warriors started their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with a 29-run win over title favourites Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and elected to field in a Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) The cheers and roars were back at the hallowed Eden Gardens as a near capacity crowd braved thundershowers to witness the home team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) play their opening match of the 5th edition of the Indian Premier League against Delhi Daredevils Thursday.
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A glittering galaxy of Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, US singer Katy Perry set the stage on fire at the dazzling opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the YMCA Ground here Tuesday night.
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) From a bevy of Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, as also US singer Katy Perry, the glamour quotient dominated the glitzy opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the YMCA Ground here Tuesday night.
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Bollywood's "junglee billi" Priyanka Chopra took the packed audience at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by surprise here Tuesday when she went up in the air during her performance, and got cricketer Harbhajan Singh to dance a little jig with her.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It is that time of the year when cricket meets Bollywood as the Indian Premier League (IPL) razzmatazz is all set to start Wednesday - albeit without the "feel good" factor of Indian cricket.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings will be chasing a hat-trick of titles in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that starts Wednesday. But the other seven franchises too can spring a surprise. The following is an analysis of all the nine teams taking part in the fifth IPL:
In a bid to find an able replacement to Yuvraj Singh, Pune Warriors has signed Australian captain Michael Clarke for his debut season in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
IPL 2012 with lot of expectations and fanfare is just about to roll out in a few days and as the history of this version of cricket shows, in the country which is now called to be the Mecca of cricket, IPL with its star lit, glamour rapped extravagan
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Pune Warriors have signed Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), filling their quota of foreign players.
New Delhi, Mar 29(ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke will play for the Sourav Ganguly-led team, Pune Warriors in this year's Indian Premier League to be held between April 4 and May 27.
Australian captain Michael Clarke will replace the marquee player Yuvraj Singh for Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke has signed-up with Pune Warriors India for his debut season in the Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing marquee player Yuvraj Singh in the side.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Former team mates Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni paid rich tributes to Rahul Dravid for his immense contribution to Indian cricket.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid Tuesday said during his 16-year-long career, the Indian team has emerged from being second class citizens on tours to becoming the big boys of world cricket.
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) The Indian cricket board, in a glittering ceremony Tuesday, felicitated former captain and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid, who retired from international cricket earlier in the month.
Mumbai, Mar.27 (ANI): Business magnate Mukesh Ambani hosted a gala party on Monday at his residence, Antilia, here to hail master batsman Sachin Tendulkar's century of centuries in international cricket.
9 Teams are participating in 2012 Indian Premier League, which is starting from 4th of April.
Sydney, Mar 16 (ANI): Australia's skipper Michael Clarke could earn over one million dollars for a few weeks' work at the Indian Premier League.
Pune, Mar 15(ANI): Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly has said his side is close to signing Australian skipper Michael Clarke for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Pune, Mar 15(ANI): Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly has said his side is close to signing Australian skipper Michael Clarke for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Many came and went but one name remained stagnant and inevitable, Sachin, God of Cricket.
On March 13 2012 the hope will rise again, prayers will be sung in every house when Tendulkar will enter in the field. The match is against Srilanka and India is hoping that the drought of century will come to an end.
Sydney, Feb.7 (ANI): Former Indian cricket captain and commentator Sourav Ganguly believes that Australia have done well to blood Tasmania-born Victoria wicketkeeper Mathew Wade in international cricket.
Sydney, Feb.7 (ANI): Former Indian cricket captain and commentator Sourav Ganguly believes that Australia have done well to blood Tasmania-born Victoria wicketkeeper Mathew Wade in international cricket.
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb.4 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Saturday that it would be talking to long time Indian cricket team sponsor Sahara India to reconsider its decision to end its financial ties with it and its decision to pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by withdrawing its ownership of the Pune Warriors' hours before the players' auction.
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb.4 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Saturday that it would be talking to long time Indian cricket team sponsor Sahara India to reconsider its decision to end its financial ties with it and its decision to pull out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by withdrawing its ownership of the Pune Warriors' hours before the players' auction.
The auction for the fifth Indian Premier League, known to be the world's richest cricket tournament, will be held in Bangalore on February 4. During the auction, a total of 146 players from 11 countries will be auctioned for 29 available slots.
Jaipur/Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict in a 2G case petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, former senior police officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi has said the apex court order in the telecom scam case has vindicated what they have been fighting for in Jan Lokpal movement.
Jaipur/Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict in a 2G case petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, former senior police officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi has said the apex court order in the telecom scam case has vindicated what they have been fighting for in Jan Lokpal movement.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict in the 2G case as a victory of the Constitution, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said this would remove a major hurdle in getting government sanction to prosecute.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict in the 2G case as a victory of the Constitution, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said this would remove a major hurdle in getting government sanction to prosecute.
Melbourne, Jan 30(ANI): Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has stressed on the need for Indian cricket to take stock of the situation, with a special focus on assessing their performances outside the subcontinent following their whitewashes in the Test series against England and Australia,
Melbourne, Jan 30(ANI): Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has stressed on the need for Indian cricket to take stock of the situation, with a special focus on assessing their performances outside the subcontinent following their whitewashes in the Test series against England and Australia,
Perth, Jan.14 (ANI): Former captain Sourav Ganguly feels India's poor form in the series against Australia is continuing, and believes that both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Michael Clarke read the WACA pitch wrongly.
Perth, Jan.14 (ANI): Former captain Sourav Ganguly feels India's poor form in the series against Australia is continuing, and believes that both Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Michael Clarke read the WACA pitch wrongly.
Perth, Jan.12 (ANI): India have a lot to ponder after the Test losses in Melbourne and Sydney - most pertinently whether the team has once again gone soft when playing overseas, feels former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
Sydney, Dec 31 (ANI): Former captain Sourav Ganguly has said that coach Duncan Fletcher is under pressure as the Indian team has suffered their fifth loss in their past five overseas Tests.
Dubai, Sep 19(ANI): Indian batsman Rahul Dravid has signed off on an illustrious ODI career in 118th position in International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Player Rankings after playing his first series in two years.
Kandy, Sep 10(ANI): Australian batsmen Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh slammed centuries to consolidate their team's position before rain halted the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy today.
London, August 13 (ANI): As India struggle to make an impact against England in the third consecutive test, former captain Sourav Ganguly has urged fans and critics to show some patience and insisted that sweeping changes were not needed.
Ranchi, Aug 8 (ANI): Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has expressed faith in the national squad currently struggling in the test series in England.
London, Aug.3 (ANI): Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has described the current squad led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni as being under-prepared and said the batsmen need to "put their bodies on the line" if they are to salvage anything from their Test series in England.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the land allotment to former India skipper Sourav Ganguly by West Bengal Government in 2000 and has asked him to surrender the 63.04 'katha' land within two weeks.
