His post garnered plenty of replies, some asking if Dada's tweet suggested he didn't approve of Gambhir as head coach.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday met Ganguly to discuss various issues and agreed to visit Eden Gardens on his invitation.
Rohit called time on his red-ball career with immediate effect, bringing the curtains to a remarkable journey.
Quality bowling of the opposition is what separates the two pairs, feels former Australian captain Ian Chappell.
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.
The Indian batting great was reacting to England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's criticism in his book 'Being Freddie'.
Sourav Ganguly has gone against the Board's constitution by attending every selection meeting since taking over the BCCI president, said the Indian Express revealed on Friday.
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan on Sunday became only the second Indian pair to score 5000 partnership runs in ODI cricket.
Reader Srinivas Rao sent us this picture from Hove.
'...when they make mistakes and hugs them too. He guides them and gives them all liberty on the field.'
The 50-year-old lavished praise on French forward Kylian Mbappe, who scored four goals in the summit clash but still ended on the losing side.
Sourav Ganguly expressed his sadness at the number of lives lost in the pandemic and the irreparable damage that it has caused.
Sourav Ganguly revealed that he took the decision to quit international cricket after being left out of the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy.
"Let me tell you one thing, India will win this Test even if they are 17/3," Ganguly said at a book launch event when he was jokingly asked if a green-top was "deliberately" prepared to see India lose.
Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho will visit to Kolkata in October.
Ganguly said Kumble seemed to be improving and becoming sharper with time.
This is Sourav Ganguly's second term in office after he became CAB president in 2015 following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.
Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly along with Mumbai Cricket Association joint Secretary Dr PV Shetty are the two erstwhile Indian Premier League governing council members deemed eligible to attend Monday's auctions, but the former captain is not going to be present.
The former BCCI chief said the Indian skipper lacks the stature legendary coach Greg Chappell enjoys.
Ganguly said India captain Virat Kohli would be happy to see a full house when he walks out to bat against Bangladesh.
The Indian captain signed an MoU with Videocon International Limited for establishing a world class cricket academy in Kolkata.
Ganguly backed the under-fire former Australian captain after launching his autobiography titled 'A Century is Not Enough' in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Yuvraj Singh will be promoted to No 4 in the batting order for the first ODI against England.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Monday reckoned the country will have to bear with the COVID-19 pandemic at least till the end of this year or beginning of 2021, effectively ruling out India's chances of organising the Indian Premier League at home. The BCCI has already zeroed in on the end September-early November window for the 13th edition of IPL.
ICC's elections are slated to be held in July this year and Graeme Smith said having a former cricketer as the president of the ICC will help everyone involved.
Ramiz Raja part of ICC working group formed to review cricket in Afghanistan
Shaken by the match-fixing scandal, Indian cricket was going through a turbulent time at the start of the 21st century when Sourav Ganguly took charge of the team.
Wasim Akram believes the former India captain may not be able to make a comeback to the Indian team.
The Indian skipper missed the first two Tests of the ongoing series against Pakistan after hurting his back while fielding in the fifth and final one-dayer on March 24 at Lahore.
Later this year, India and Australia are slated to face each other in a four-match Test series. The second Test of the series at Adelaide will be a day-night Test contest.
The decision by Tim Castle, after conducting a teleconference with the concerned parties will be made before the 2nd Test.
The last two matches of the India-Pakistan series would be considered as the first two games missed under this six match suspension.
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ' 'It was not that we dropped someone because we had some enmity with him.'
Cricket fraternity extends wishes to Sourav Ganguly on his 51st birthday
Former captain Sourav Ganguly said he fears for the future of Indian cricket administration given how 'poorly' the sexual harassment allegation against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been handled along with some other key issues.
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