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Saurav Ganguly is celebrating his 51st birthday today, even after years no batsman could break these records of his grandfather
Former Indian team captain, former opener and former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is celebrating his 51st birthday today. There are many great records in the name of this left-handed batsman, which many Indian captains and players have not been able to break even today. Even Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have failed to break these records. Sourav Ganguly, who gave a new identity to the Indian team in world cricket, has many records in his name as a batsman and as a captain. Let’s know about those records.
These records are in the name of grandfather
Born on 8 July 1972 in Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly is the only batsman in the world to win Man of the Match title four times in a row in the same series. No other batsman in the world has been able to achieve this feat so far.
Biggest innings played in World Cup
Sourav Ganguly is the Indian batsman who has played the longest innings in ODI World Cup so far. In 1999, Sourav played a blistering inning of 183 against Sri Lanka at Taunton. Till now no other player has been able to score so many runs in the history of One Day World Cup.
Most centuries scored in Champions Trophy
The former Indian captain has scored three centuries in the Champions Trophy, which no other batsman has been able to do so far. Sourav Ganguly has also scored winning centuries in Test matches, the team has not lost any match. According to statistics, Sourav Ganguly’s ICC knockout average is also 85.66, which is higher than other batsmen.
