In One Day International, he is the only cricketer to win four consecutive Man of the Match Awards.
With 11363 runs, he is India's second and world's 8th highest run scorer in the history of ODI.
He is the fastest batsman to reach the 9000 runs in the One Day International.
Having 10000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in ODI, he is one of the only five cricketers to achieve this unique treble.
His score of 183 runs is the highest by an Indian batsman in a World Cup match.
By winning 11 out of 28 matches, he is the most successful Indian captain overseas.
Career Turning Point
In the 1996 tour of England (which was his debut test), when he scored two consecutive centuries in the two innings.
Favourites
Cricketer
David Gower
Food
Alu Posto
Chingri Macher Malaikari
Biriyani
Some Lesser Known Facts
1. Sourav Ganguly does not smoke.
2. Sourav Ganguly drinks alcohol.
3. His family is among the wealthiest in Kolkata.
4. He uses his right hand for everything except batting.
5. In the late 90s, after a successful tour of England, he secretly married his childhood friend Dona Roy due to their families being rivals.
6. He is regarded as one of the most successful captains in Indian Cricket history.
7. Sourav Housing Complex in Kolkata is named after him.
8. Following Sachin Tendulkar, he launched a three-story restaurant called "Sourav’s – The Food Pavilion” in Kolkata.
9. He holds various positions, including being a member of the IPL governing council and part of the Justice Mudgal Committee probe panel for IPL Spot-fixing appointed by the Supreme Court of India.
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