Factbox on India's Sourav Ganguly [Images] after he became only the third batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals on Wednesday.

Born: July 8, 1972 in Kolkata

Left-hand bat, occasional right arm slow-medium bowler.

Test debut: v England [Images], Lord's, June 1996. 82 Tests. 4949 runs, average 40.90. Eleven centuries.

One-day debut: v West Indies [Images], Brisbane, January 1992. 271 matches, 9967 runs, average 41.18. 22 centuries, 60 fifties.

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Stylish left-hander with flowing off drives, rated among leading one-day batsmen, particularly for his prolific opening partnerships with Sachin Tendulkar [Images]. Weaker against sharp pace and short bowling aimed at rib cage. India's most successful Test captain with 19 victories from 47 matches.

1992 - Made India debut aged 19 in a one-day tri-series in Australia, but discarded after one game which critics and media attributed mainly to his poor attitude.

1996 - Recalled for Test tour of England amid intense media scrutiny. Scored 131 on debut at Lord's and 136 in the next Test at Trent Bridge.

1999 - An average season with English county Lancashire. Dubbed "Lord Snooty" by the British media for what they called his boorish behaviour.

2000 - Appointed India captain during a home series against South Africa after Tendulkar quit the job to focus on his batting following a 3-0 Test series rout in Australia.

2000 - Linked up with New Zealander John Wright [Images], appointed India's first foreign coach. Credited with backing youngsters such as Harbhajan Singh [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images] and Virender Sehwag [Images] to help them overcome hiccups early in their career.

2001 - Leads India to a stunning 2-1 comeback home Test series victory over Australia despite poor batting form. Heavily criticised for making rival captain Steve Waugh wait by repeatedly arriving late for the toss, but hailed as a hero at home.

2002 - Leads India to a 1-1 Test series draw in England, the team then sharing the ICC [Images] Champions Trophy with hosts Sri Lanka [Images].

2003 - Captained the team to the World Cup final in South Africa, India's first since their shock 1983 victory.

2003/4 - Shook off poor form to hit a flowing 144 in the drawn first Test in Brisbane, inspiring India to a creditable 1-1 Test series draw in Australia.

2004/5 - Position in team under scrutiny due to poor batting and fitness. Handed two-Test ban for his team's slow over rate in a one-day defeat versus Pakistan in Calcutta, but appeals successfully.

2005

April - Banned for six one-dayers for his team's slow over rate in two consecutive defeats in a 4-2 home series loss against Pakistan.

Indian board left him out of last two games of the series and the ICC imposed punishment retroactively after an unsuccessful appeal.

July - Rahul Dravid [Images] named captain for one-day series in Sri Lanka.

August - The ICC arbitrator reduced ban by two games after the Indian board's second appeal, allowing Ganguly to re-join squad after missing first two matches in Sri Lanka.

August 3 - Reached 10,000 one-day runs by scoring 51 on his return in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, becoming only the third player ever to achieve the feat behind Tendulkar and Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images].

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