Ganguly believes Iyer's transformation makes him a strong contender for a spot in all three formats of international cricket.
'Sourav wanted the whole team to take off their jerseys and wave it.'
The former Indian skipper played 113 Tests and 311 ODIs for India. He scored 18,575 runs across all formats in his international career. Ganguly led India in 195 matches across all formats winning 97 of those games.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday left for Dubai to oversee preparations for a bio-secure IPL, beginning on September 19.
England's swashbuckling batsman Jos Buttler says Indian greats Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly's big hundreds in the 1999 World Cup match against Sri Lanka had an 'incredible impact' on him.
On the occasion of Sourav Ganguly's 100th Test, Sachin Tendulkar speaks of how significant the moment is, and of his long-time partner's contribution to Indian cricket.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly lauded Virat Kohli for taking the team forward in all forms of cricket during his stint as India skipper, but said his decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one.
'Hope to see full stands like last time. Under the leadership of Honble Prime minister @narendramodi Amit Shah @AmitShah ..'
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha drew mixed reaction with most members of the upper House on Friday, welcoming the decision even as the Opposition felt this could be a move by the Congress to divert attention from the problems afflicting the party.
Virat Kohli scaled 'Mount 50' on Wednesday, and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly had little doubt that the batting star has many more miles to traverse in his career.
The BCCI Ombudsman Justice D K Jain has asked former India captain Sourav Ganguly to clear his stand on allegations of conflict of interest in his role as Delhi Capitals advisor while serving as president of Cricket Association of Bengal.
Congratulate the left-hander on reaching the 10,000-run mark in ODIs.
Ganguly will be ready for the next course of procedures or medical intervention after about 2-3 weeks
Both played aggressive brand of cricket as captains, but Sourav Ganguly said in terms of skill set, Virat Kohli is ahead of him.
Ganguly will be discharged on Wednesday and thereafter he will be monitored at home on a daily basis
Ganguly also said that his daughter is too young to know anything about politics and she should be left alone
Delhi Capitals made exciting additions to their squad at the IPL Mini-Auction 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. The franchise bagged the hard-hitting Harry Brook for INR 4 crore along with Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson for INR 5 crore and West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh.
Rishabh Pant said it "felt special" when Sourav Ganguly lifted him to celebrate the youngster's blistering 78 that steered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals and the pole position in the IPL.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted hearing for a bunch of petitions to January next year, including one filed by BCCI for an amendment in its Constitution which may decide the tenures of president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
Kohli said that he was never asked to stay on as T20 skipper when relinquishing the post.
World Cup winning off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has admitted that he owes his success to the golden generation of Indian cricketers and said he was lucky to play under the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble.
Sachin was Dabang, Dada was Tiger, Dravid was Mr Perfectionist...
The former India captain also backed out-of-favour all-rounder Hardik Pandya to regain his place in the side after returning to full fitness.
Indian Premier League spot-fixing case petitioner Aditya Verma said his lawyers "won't oppose" a cooling-off period waiver for BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah when the matter is heard in the Supreme Court. The apex court is set to hear on Wednesday a BCCI plea to modify its constitution and enable the duo of Ganguly and Shah to stay on in their positions instead of going on a mandatory cooling-off period.
Pakistan cricketers heaped rare praised on Sourav Ganguly, after the batsman announced he would retire following the Test series against Australia.
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Binny and Dada met in Dharamsala after the Delhi Capitals defeated the Punjab Kings.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, said he is not in favour of abolition of spin of coin in Test matches, which will come up for discussion at the ICC cricket committee meeting in Mumbai next week.
Danish Kaneria said the PCB should really look to rope in former players to groom the budding talent in the country.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take charge as the president of the Board of Contro for Cricket in India this month, completing his transition from star player to a top administrator.
Kohli and Ganguly have endured a rocky past few months during which they were at opposite ends over the former's captaincy tenure coming to an end.
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed senior advocate Maninder Singh as an amicus curiae to assist it in the matter related to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and fixed the hearing on the plea of the cricket body for amending its constitution concerning tenure of office bearers on July 28.
New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips praised Virat Kohli's legacy in cricket, calling his 300th ODI a 'big feat' in the modern era.
The former India captain was hospitalised at 1 pm on Saturday with "chest discomfort, the heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness" while performing physical exercise in the home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, he underwent an angioplasty.
With the emergence of their battery of fast bowlers, India have turned the tide at Lord's with two of their victories coming from their last three Tests -- in 2014 and 2021.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday lavished praise on Virat Kohli after the India skipper decided to step down as T20I captain post the 2021 World Cup.
Inducted as an injury replacement last year, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been retained by Pune Warriors for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
Former chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth likened Sourav Ganguly with West Indies great Clive Lloyd, and described the current BCCI president as a born leader, who inspired the Indian cricket team to dream big on foreign shores.
'I told him if you're not interested in leading in T20Is, it's better if you step down from entire white-ball cricket.'
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
Beginning of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure in Indian dressing room
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