Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly India Player profile Full name Sourav Chandidas Ganguly Born July 8, 1972, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal Current age 36 years 121 days Major teams India, Asia XI, Bengal, Glamorgan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium Height 5 ft 11 in Education St Xavier’s College Relations Brother – Snehasish C Ganguly Batting| Bowling| Career Statistics | Profile

Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 112 186 17 7127 239 42.17 13916 51.21 16 34 892 56 71 0 ODIs 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 15416 73.70 22 72 1122 190 100 0 First-class 240 380 43 14779 239 43.85 31 83 165 0 List A 423 407 42 15161 183 41.53 31 93 130 0 Twenty20 31 30 2 726 91 25.92 657 110.50 0 4 80 24 11 0

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 112 99 3117 1681 32 3/28 3/37 52.53 3.23 97.4 0 0 0 ODIs 311 171 4561 3849 100 5/16 5/16 38.49 5.06 45.6 1 2 0 First-class 240 10920 6013 164 6/46 36.66 3.30 66.5 4 0 List A 423 7949 6454 168 5/16 5/16 38.41 4.87 47.3 4 2 0 Twenty20 31 24 417 521 25 3/27 3/27 20.84 7.49 16.6 0 0 0

Career statistics Test debut England v India at Lord’s, Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard Last Test India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2008 scorecard Test statistics – Statsguru Test analysis – Player analysis menu/filter Test match list ——————————— Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages ——————————— Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Bowling match list Best innings bowling Best match bowling Bowling series averages ——————————— Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics ODI debut India v West Indies at Brisbane, Jan 11, 1992 scorecard Last ODI India v Pakistan at Gwalior, Nov 15, 2007 scorecard ODI statistics – Statsguru ODI analysis – Player analysis menu/filter ODI match list ——————————— Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages ——————————— Bowling career summary Bowling innings list Best innings bowling Bowling series averages ——————————— Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics First-class debut 1989/90 Last First-class India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2008 scorecard List A debut 1989/90 Last List A East Zone v West Zone at Hyderabad (Decc), Mar 17, 2008 scorecard Twenty20 debut Glamorgan v Somerset at Cardiff, Jun 22, 2005 scorecard Last Twenty20 Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata, May 25, 2008 scorecard

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Some felt he couldn’t play the bouncer, others swore that he was God on the off-side; some laughed at his lack of athleticism, others took immense pride in his ability to galvanise a side. Sourav Ganguly’s ability to polarise opinion led to one of the most fascinating dramas in Indian cricket. Yet, nobody can dispute that he was India’s most successful Test captain – forging a winning unit from a bunch of talented, but directionless, individuals – and nobody can argue about him being one of the greatest one-day batsmen of all time. Despite being a batsman who combined grace with surgical precision in his strokeplay, his career had spluttered to a standstill before being resurrected by a scintillating hundred on debut at Lord’s in 1996. Later that year, he was promoted to the top of the order in ODIs and, along with Sachin Tendulkar, formed one of the most destructive opening pairs in history.

When he took over the captaincy after the match-fixing exposes in 2000, he quickly proved to be a tough, intuitive and uncompromising leader. Under his stewardship India started winning Test matches away, and put together a splendid streak that took them all the way to the World Cup final in 2003. Later that year, in Australia, an unexpected and incandescent hundred at Brisbane set the tone for the series where India fought the world’s best team to a standstill. Victory in Pakistan turned him into a cult figure but instead of being a springboard for greater things, it was the peak of a slippery slope.

The beginning of the end came in 2004 at Nagpur – when his last-minute withdrawal played a part in Australia clinching the series – and things went pear shaped when his loss of personal form coincided with India’s insipid ODI performances. Breaking point was reached when his differences with Greg Chappell leaked into public domain and his career was in jeopardy when India began their remarkable revival under Rahul Dravid.

His gritty 30s at Karachi, when India succumbed to a humiliating defeat in early 2006, weren’t enough for him to retain his spot and some felt he would never get another chance. Others, as always, thought otherwise and they were proved right when he was included in the Test squad for the away series in South Africa in 2006-2007. He ended as the highest Indian run-scorer in that series and capped his fairytale comeback with four half-centuries on his return to ODIs. He continued his fine run in England, where he finished as the second highest scorer in Tests, and went on to slam back-to-back hundreds against Pakistan at home, the second of which was a glorious 239 in Bangalore. Ganguly was surprisingly omitted from India’s ODI squad for the CB Series in Australia and has been out of contention in the one-day squad since. After a poor Test series in Sri Lanka, there were reports of him considering retirement but he was given a lifeline in the Tests against Australia at home. Two days before the first Test, he said the series would be his last.

 

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The wait is over. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hit the Indian market with much fanfare. While everyone is excited to know about Nokia 5800 price, let’s take a look on what exactly the phone has in store for the consumers. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, which is the latest buzzword in cellular market. ‘Media Bar’ is a drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment. It also includes favourite tracks, videos and photos. The ‘Media Bar’ offers a direct link to the web and online sharing. The Nokia 5800 price could be between Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 22,000 in Indian market. Here are the key specifications of the Nokia XpressMusic 5800: Introduces ‘Media Bar’ Supports Flash content Offers all music features including a graphic equalizer 8GB Memory 3.5mm jack and built-in surround sound stereo speaker Easy access to browse and purchase tracks from Nokia Music Store Offers Nokia Contacts Bar, which is like a digital RSS feed on your life Touch-screen facility 3.2 megapixel camera 3.2-inch widescreen display The price of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is approximately US$ 400. In India, it could be somewhere in the range of Rs. 20,000 – Rs. 22,000. The exact Nokia 5800 is not known yet. But it could differ from the city to city and depending on the market conditions and festival offers.

Condoleezza Rice to arrive in India; Pranab, Rice to sign 123 Agreement

The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in India today. Rice and External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee will sign the 123 Agreement, which was a contentious part of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. In a veiled threat to India, Rice had warned India of serious consequence if its conducts nuclear test again. Rice had made that statement before the vote in the Senate. External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee played down Condoleezza Rice’s threat and said India always followed a policy of nuclear moratorium, but it reserves the right to conduct nuclear tests if the situation demands so. Opposition parties including BJP and Left have already criticized the government over the nuclear deal. They accused the UPA government of surrendering India’s interest before the US. The Left has declared to observe October 4 as a “Black Day”.

Is Shila dixit Mental?

Delhi CM Shiela Dixit’s comments on the murder of Headlines Today TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan, sent shockwave across the country. While reacting to the murder of Soumya Viswanathan, Sheila Dixit said, “Driving at 3 AM alone in a city, which people believe is not very safe for women after dark…one should not be adventurous”. Although she expressed sympathy for Soumya’s family, Sheila Dixit drew flak from all comments for her “insensitive” comments. The outrageous statement made by the Chief Minister proved that Delhi government cared little about the women in the city. The CM herself admitted that Delhi is no longer safe for women. Sheila Dixit’s latest statement sparked off a controversy with young women professionals came out in open, slamming the Chief Minister and demanded an apology from her over this issue. The IIMC students sent roses to Shiela Dixit with the message “Get Well Soon” on Gandhi Jayanti.

India enforce Smoking Ban from yesterday, October 2, 2008. But can be assured Government will ban on Smoking Production Company??? I think No Because money matters…

The morning of October 2, 2008 began a new era in India, with the a strict ban has been imposed on smoking on public places from today. Kudos to Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss and the UPA government for making it possible. In a clear warning to the smokers, the government has enforced the ban on smoking on public places including hotels, restaurants, pubs, offices, shopping malls, hospitals, cinema halls, bus stops, railway stations, schools, colleges, courts and international airports. The smoking ban comes into force on the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Union Health Ministry issued a notification for the ban under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution), Act 2003. The government decided to go ahead with the smoking ban after receiving a green signal from the Supreme Court even though some states like Maharashtra and Bihar had raised objections to it. According to new notification, if somebody is found guilty of smoking in the public places, he/she will have to pay a fine up to Rs. 200. To enforce the smoking ban strictly, the government has empowered certain officials to impose the penalty on people who violate the rules. Police Officers, Food Inspectors, Excise Inspectors, Gazetted Officers of state and central governments, Teachers, Lecturers, Professors, Bank Officers , CDMO and Doctors have been authorised to prevent smoking in respective areas and impose penalty if required. Managements of the private companies will be responsible to prevent smoking in their company/office premises.