SOURAV GANGULY'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name : Ganguly, Sourav
Date of birth: 08/07/1972
Country : India
Role : All Rounder
Batting style : L
Bowling style : Right arm medium
Career summary
-Sourav Ganguly is a left-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-pace bowler.
-He made his one-day international debut in 1992 against the West Indies at Brisbane.
-Ganguly talent was first noticed when he scored a century in his Test debut against England at Lord's in 1996, becoming the third person ever to score a century on their debut at Lord's, he then followed that with a century in his second Test.
-Sourav scored 183 against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 cricket World Cup, the highest by an Indian in World Cup cricket.
- Became captain in 2000.
-Led India to the World Cup Final in 2003 where they were beaten by Australia.
-Is the only Indian captain to win both the One Day and Test Series in Pakistan.
-Was left out of the side for a period when a loss of form coincided to differences with coach Greg Chappell and did not play ODI cricket for over a year before returning in the build-up to the 2007 World Cup.
Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1996 - 2008
Matches: 113
Innings: 188
Not outs: 17
Runs: 7212
Highest Score: 239
Average: 38.36
50s: 35
100s: 15
Ducks: 13
Pairs: 0
Catches: 72
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 127
Overs: 519.3
Maidens: 109
Runs conceded: 1681
Wickets: 32
5 Wicket Innings: 0
10 Wicket matches: 0
Average: 52.53
Economy Rate: 3.24
Best bowling in Innings: 3/71
ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1992 - 2007
Innings: 297
Not outs: 23
Runs: 11275
Highest Score: 183
Strike-rate: 73.71
Average: 38.22
50s: 71
100s: 22
Ducks: 15
Catches: 100
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 169
Overs: 754.1
Maidens: 29
Runs conceded: 3804
Wickets: 100
4 Wicket Innings: 2
Average: 38.04
Economy Rate: 5.04
Best bowling in Innings: 5/16
Twenty20 Matches