On Saturday, July 7, the cricketing fraternity celebrated the birthday of one of the most successful skipper of international cricket, MS Dhoni and on Sunday, July 8, is the birthday of the former Indian skipper who change the mindset of Indian cricket, Sourav Ganguly, who has turned 46.
Ganguly has always been known to have taken the Indian cricket to pioneering heights during his 16-year long international career, both as a batsman and as a leader. It was under his captaincy that Team India started to think of winning in overseas conditions and a plethora of youngsters also went on to write the history of Indian cricket in his era.
One of his favorite cogs, Virender Sehwag took to Twitter and wished Ganguly in his quirky style. He wrote, “Step 1-Wake up, blink your eyes twice & dance down the track. Step 2-Smash the bowler & at times even spectators(no violence intended). Step 3-Swing not only the ball but also ur hair,bowl ur heart out. Step 4-Celebrate like no one’s watching. To a wonderful man, #HappyBirthdayDada.”
Here is Sehwag’s Tweet:
Step 1-Wake up, blink your eyes twice & dance down the track
Step 2-Smash the bowler & at times even spectators(no violence intended)
Step 3-Swing not only the ball but also ur hair,bowl ur heart out
Step 4-Celebrate like no one’s watching
To a wonderful man,
#HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/ytk8zaGTcy— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 8, 2018
Under Ganguly’s leadership, not only did the team win matches at home but also started to impress on foreign turfs. The fearless brand of cricket played by the current Indian team can be credited to Ganguly’s vision to fight fire with fire.
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Ganguly played as many as 113 Tests for India and 311 ODIs. In Tests, he amassed 7212 runs at an average of 42.17. In the shorter format, he made an astounding 11363 runs at an average of 41.02 with 22 centuries. Sourav holds the record of 183 runs in a World Cup Match made by any Indian batsman.
Apart from the above-mentioned records, Dada is one of only five cricketers to achieve the triple of 10K runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODIs.
