Former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly, who is currently serving as the BCCI president is celebrating his 48th birthday on Wednesday and wishes became never-ending on social media. Batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Kaif, and VVS Laxman were among the first ones to wish Sourav Ganguly on his birthday. Apart from the current and former cricketers a lot of fans took to Twitter to wish the former Indian captain on his birthday.
In his tweet on Ganguly’s birthday, Sachin wrote, “Happy Birthday Dadi! Hope our-off field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead.”
Happy birthday Dadi!
Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead. pic.twitter.com/jOmq9XN07w— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2020
Wising Dada on his birthday, BCCI uploaded his complete interview of him with the Indian opener, Mayank Agarwal, as they tweeted: ” #HappyBirthdayDada #DadaOpensWithMayank The most awaited episode is out. DO NOT MISS this special segment where
@mayankcricket gets @SGanguly99 to reveal some of the most fascinating behind the scenes stories.”
#HappyBirthdayDada#DadaOpensWithMayank
The most awaited episode is out. DO NOT MISS this special segment where @mayankcricket gets @SGanguly99 to reveal some of the most fascinating behind the scenes stories.
🎬🎥 https://t.co/RDNhQoP6pA pic.twitter.com/7vk0NTREmV
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2020
Wishing Sourav on Twitter, VVS Laxman wrote, “Many more happy returns of the day @SGanguly99 may you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and a year ahead.”
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On the other hand, Mohammad Kaif went on to term Ganguly as one of the finest batsmen, as he tweeted: “From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain and now leading Indian cricket on the whole- here’s wishing my favorite captain and mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke raise kaun chadta hai, Dada.
Many more happy returns of the day @SGanguly99 . May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/j53UUDerJE
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 8, 2020
From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here’s wishing my favourite captain & mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/8PKZ3RwwtB
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 8, 2020
Suresh Raina also took to Twitter to wish Ganguly on his birthday as he wrote, ” Happy Birthday Dada, The man who revolutionized Indian cricket, Your contribution both as a player and a captain will be admired by generations to come! Have a fabulous year ahead”.
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Former Indian opener turned commentator Aakash Chopra tweeted, “Leader of Men. God of off-side. Fighter. Happy Birthday, Dada.”
https://twitter.com/ImRaina/status/1280719736502775808?s=20
Leader of Men.
God of off-side.
Fighter.
Happy Birthday, Dada. 🤗🙌 #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/PJcy0xwgyb— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 8, 2020
The pacer Indian pacer, Ishant Sharma also tweeted: “Shubho Jonmodin Dada @SGanguly99. A true inspiration for many! Lots of love and best wishes to you! Have a great #QuarantineBirthday!”
Shubho Jonmodin Dada 🎂 @SGanguly99
A true inspiration for many! Lots of love and best wishes to you! Have a great #QuarantineBirthday! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/rltgkcATMc
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) July 8, 2020
The IPL franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Ganguly’s first Indian Premier League franchise, wrote, “Kolkata’s dada, India’s pride, Leader of the first Knights, Happy Birthday @SGanguly99.”
শুভ জন্মদিন, মহারাজ! 💐
Kolkata's 𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘢, India's pride
Leader of the first Knights,
Happy Birthday @SGanguly99 🎉🎂#HappyBirthdayDada #SouravGanguly #Cricket #KKR #KorboLorboJeetbo pic.twitter.com/f0YmwEUxfh— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) July 8, 2020
In his illustrious career, Sourav Ganguly played 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs during his career for India. He is now the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).