Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday equalled Sourav Ganguly's Indian record of winning most Tests as captain following his team's eight-wicket-victory in the first Test against Australia in Chennai. A detailed comparison of India's two most successful captains.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, saying the team was destined to win and credited little-known Manvinder Singh Bisla for the triumph.
"I am in lot of pain and I have no choice but to withdraw," said Ganguly on Wednesday.
Nothing new in BCCI's policy document, says former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Preferring to stay away from comparisons, former skipper Sourav Ganguly says current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has done "wonders to Indian cricket" and is poised to lead the country in the 2015 World Cup.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday demanded respect for beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying he has an astonishing record as captain in One-Day Internationals and needs to be given all the time in the world to take a decision.
The former Indian captain will play in the English season for the third time.
A top CAB source told PTI that Deep Dasgupta would replace Ganguly as Bengal skipper.
After excelling with the ball, the deposed India captain scored an unbeaten 81 on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra.
Paying glowing tributes to Muttiah Muralitharan, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the Sri Lankan spin legend is more accurate and has more variations, so tougher to face.
Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly has been handed an official warning and reprimand for breaching Clothing Regulations of the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's match against Kings XI Punjab in Pune on Sunday.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes that with Sourav Ganguly becoming BCCI president, India would have a strong voice in the ICC, which they can capitalise on to make some changes in the sport
India's captain called for a two-tier system if the number of Test-playing nations is going to be expanded to 16.
India captain Sourav Ganguly also hailed the 'outstanding performance' by Sachin Tendulkar.
He injured his lower back when he dived to stop an off-drive by Pakistani captain Inzamam-ul Haq.\n\n
India's captain said the left-arm speedster's spell with the new ball was a key factor in the team's huge victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test.
The former India captain, along with Dhoni, Laxman and Karthik, inaugurated Suman Chattopadhyay's photo exhibition in London, on Tuesday.
It forced India's captain to miss Wednesday's nets session in Harare.
Keen to play for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, Sourav Ganguly on Saturday padded up at Eden Gardens and batted for close to two hours in the morning.
Former skipper Sourav Ganguly preferred to remain tight-lipped about whether he is a possible contender for the job of India coach, saying "let's not speculate".
Much against the wishes of Dravid and Chappell, Ganguly was drafted into the side with regular openers Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Jaffer warming the benches.
Sourav Ganguly took strong exception to coach Greg Chappell's disparaging remarks on him.
'Congratulations Team India for winning the series and getting to the finals of WTC'
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East Zone coach Paras Mhambrey said the left-hander had proved his form and fitness in the Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.
The former Australia captain says Ganguly's bickering over pitches 'was not too different from match-fixing'.
The deposed captain, who will join the team for the tri-series on Monday, said a few more runs could have saved India in the opening match against Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly today told the members that the body cannot hold its AGM, scheduled later this month, due to lack of clarity on Lodha committee recommendations.
Former Indian captains Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly slammed Michael Vaughan for kicking up the 'Vaseline controversy' unnecessarily, terming the comments by the ex-England skipper as "ridiculous" and aimed at a psychological game against the visitors.
Sourav Ganguly's poor batting form in the last two seasons has led many to believe that Rahul Dravid should take over for good.
"We can comeback, there is lot of cricket left in the series," said Ganguly, referring to the 2001 series in India.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly feels India's humiliating 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the opening One Day International in Mumbai was "one bad day in office" and team has the capability to bounce back in the next two games.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends in Kolkata on Wednesday as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world.
The Indian skipper is desperate to end his prolonged lean patch with the bat.
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