Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests. Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket. Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span of just 22 Tests.
Asked who's to compare Kohli with Tendulkar, Ganguly said: "It's a difficult question to answer."
Admitting that he is a big fan of Sourav Ganguly, Kumar Sangakkara said the former India captain has an international mindset which is necessary to remain unbiased in an important position.
Ganguly visited Bengaluru to meet National Cricket Academy's head Rahul Dravid
For a cricket crazy country like India, can cricketers be the role models for the youth of the nation?
BCCI president Sharad Pawar denied reports that Sourav Ganguly had attitude problems with his teammates
Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said that the interview to select the new India coach will be held on July 10 in Mumbai.
One of the most successful Indian captains, Ganguly, who retired from international cricket in 2008, further said he missed the "7'o clock nervousness" moments while getting up for a Test match.
Sourav Ganguly is set to be replaced as BCCI president by 1983 World Cup winning-team member Roger Binny.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly joined the Supreme Court-appointed Mudgal committee, which is probing the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, as an expert on cricketing affairs.
Ganguly said Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has confirmed her presence at Eden Gardens
'I was constantly under the microscope. Eventually, I had to ask myself if I was still happy. If I wanted to continue, I needed to find that joy again.'
The tirade against deposed Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly got a new dimension with a website lampooning him for his cricketing abilities and attitude.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced that former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly have been entrusted with the task of selecting the next Indian coach.
Newly elected Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya wants former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly to take over as the new technical committee chairman.
Amidst reports that he is being wooed by political parties to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha poll, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said that he was not good enough for politics. The speculations about Ganguly joining politics gained momentum after his wife Don said earlier, "The West Bengal government definitely wants that he (Sourav) should step into politics and when I was in Lucknow for a programme, some minister said that Sourav should join UP."
Ganguly informed CAB Joint Secretary Saradindu Pal of his decision and got it Okayed
All-rounder Ajit Agarkar has been replaced by left-arm quick bowler Ashish Nehra.
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.
India ended a rain-restricted Day 2 in the first Test against Bangladesh on 384 for 6.
Breaking his silence after being ignored in the IPL auction, Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said he never played politics and was always transparent in what he did as a cricketer.
Virat Kohli surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to become India's highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
Saha has seen him in the Bengal dressing room and believed Ganguly as BCCI chief will be an added 'plus point' to the cricketers.
Ganguly addressed a press conference after the Board's 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Out in the wilderness for 18 months, former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, elected as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), has scripted a dream comeback that is only similar to state icon Sourav Ganguly. Dalmiya, lying low ever since he was ousted from the post of CAB president in December 2006, planned his comeback and ensured that his entire panel of office-bearers was elected comfortably.
Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma achieved a special feat on Thursday when he became the fifth Indian skipper to score 5000 runs while leading the team across all formats (Test, ODI, and T20I).
Some of the key faces for various posts will be former India skipper and Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammad Azharuddin, former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly, former Test player and Karnataka nominee Brijesh Patel.
Encouraged by the turnout in Kolkata, other Indian venues are now ready to host day-night Tests, Ganguly said.
BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd) D K Jain sought written submissions from Sourav Ganguly and the three complainants in the alleged Conflict of Interest case against the the former India captain.
'30 days for the start of the women's World Cup in NZ ..wish the Indian team and the rest of the teams all the very best ... @ICC @BCCI' Ganguly captioned the video.
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday congratulated Sourav Ganguly on his journey from being India's captain to becoming BCCI top boss.
The Indian batting great was reacting to England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's criticism in his book 'Being Freddie'.
India's most successful Test skipper Sourav Ganguly says the time is not right for senior players to retire and selectors should not force them to quit the game.
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However there is no clarity whether Ponting will get the support staff of his choice as Shane Watson and James Hopes might not be seen in the dug-out next time around.
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