Sourav Ganguly: Age, Net Worth in Rupees, Height, Stats, KKR, IPL

It is absolutely OK to have one hand better than the other, but ambidexterity exists and prospers. Sourav Ganguly can be easily included in the list of this one percent of unique people. The most exciting here is his left-hand batting and right-hand bowling, with both skills to be great and helpful for his teams. The God of the Off Side is often regarded as the top batsman, which is absolutely true, but his bowling abilities usually stay aside while requiring some appreciation too.

General info: age, height, stats, and records

The age of the DADA (one of Ganguly’s nicknames) is 49 years old. With a perfect cricket height of 1.8 meters, he could be good at bowling and batting, and he chose to be great in both roles. Of course, his foremost contribution is related to the actions with a bat, but none should ignore his throwing talent. So, his career stats (from 1992 till 2012) is dedicated to both roles and are presented below:

Bat | Bowl stats
Format	Test	ODI	FC	T20s
Matches	113	311	141	77
Innings	188  |  99	300  |  171	211  |  148	73  |  37
Runs  |  Balls	7212  |  3117	11363  |  4561	8475  |  7991	1726  |  573
SR	51.25  |  97.40	73.70  |  45.61	|  59.19	107.00  |  19.75
Average	42.17  |  52.53	41.02  |  38.49	46.05  |  32.72	25.01  |  26.06
50s  |  Wickets	35  |  32	72  |  100	54  |  135	8  |  29
100s  |  Economy	16  |  3.23	22  |  5.06	17  |  3.31	0  |  7.91

While the contribution figures in batting are superb, his bowling is also good in terms of efficiency and overall amount. Thus, 99 innings bowled in Tests with 3000+ balls delivered at an average of 3.23 are good numbers themselves for an Indian cricketer, nothing to say about his ODI batting.

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Also, his contribution and impact should be opened from the side of records and achievements, which help to understand his role in Indian and global cricket:

• Second most successful Test debut – two consecutive tons in first games (against England in 1996)
• Second-global in annual total ODI runs (1767 points in 1999)
• Second-global in the amount of hundreds during the calendar year in ODIs (7 tons during 2000)
• Most consecutive ODI MVPs (4 men of the match in 1997)
• Third-global fastest 10000 runs in ODIs (gained in 263 games)
• 5000 runs plus 50 fielding dismissals in both ODIs and Tests during a career
• Best batter in ICC Champions Trophy in terms of most runs in a final (117) and number of tons at final tournaments (3)
• One of only six cricketers with ODI treble (10000+ runs, 100+ wickets, + 100 catches)
• Most successful Indian Test skipper in terms of away matches’ success (28 games, 11 wins, 10 loses, 7 draws)

The tip of the achievements’ iceberg looks astonishing; nothing to say about his other notable accomplishments. For instance, he is in the top-10 in the global rates of most ODI player of the series awards (6th place with 7 MVPs), most ODI captaining games (8th with 147 matches), and most half-centuries in ODIs (9th with 94 fifties).

Of course, he received multiple civil Indian awards for his contributions to cricket. However, one should understand that Sourav spent much time in the ruling positions of local and state levels. It made Ganguly’s impact on the development of cricket popularity in India even more than just playing the game and bringing victories.

Birthday and career start

The middle of summer 1972 became a great period in the family of Chandidas Ganguly and his wife Nirupa – their second son was born. To be precise, it happened on July 8, when Sourav appeared in this world in Kolkata. His elder brother, Snehasish, was 7 years older and loved cricket. Being with quite an unusual approach to batting and bowling (left-arm batsman but right-hand bowler), he has specific equipment that was later used by Sourav, who also used the same approach.

As the guys didn’t feel any pressure towards their game being the sons of a rich man with a printing business in Kolkata, they showed great interest and potential in the game. The elder Snehasish was playing for the West Bengal team called simply Bengal for 10 years, which participated in domestic cricket. However, he didn’t receive a call from the national team, unlike his younger brother Sourav Ganguly, who passed a great way and became one of the greatest players in the world.

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Sourav was selected by Bengal coaches to join the main squad in 1989, being only 18 years old and just after his elder brother left the team. He fastly showed his abilities as a good batsman with mid-order bowling ability. In only two years, the youngest Ganguly was first called to the Men in the Blue squad for an ODI game against West Indies. However, the real start of Dada’s career in the national team was postponed due to contradictory reasons. Sourav didn’t show his class in the game while being arrogant towards his teammates. And while Ganguly has never confirmed any miscommunication with his partners, his rich childhood and appropriate upbringing were seen and felt in the team. Thus, Sourav has to prove once again that he can play in the national team by superb performances in the Ranji and Duleep Trophies in the early 1990th.

International career in Tests and ODIs, IPL games

While the official start of Sourav’s career on the international stage was dated to 1992, his real performance was delayed until 1996. He got a call for the tour to England as part of the ODI and Test squad but failed to impress in the One Day format. However, the injury of one of the batters gave him a chance to debut in Tests at the legendary Lord’s Ground. That was the second game in a series, which England led by the time 1-0.

And that was almost a perfect debut for Ganguly. He scored a maiden ton (131 runs – best ever debut at Lord’s), but the team drew the second Test clash. His place for the last game was guaranteed, and he proved the quality once again, scoring 136 + 48 runs, but India drew once again and lost the series. Interestingly, his Test debut is among the greatest in history, while his last game in the longest format finished with a duck – the only case in the history of cricket.

The further story for Sourav is almost perfect and can be taught via the stats table and record list. His contribution and impact were great since the middle 1990th, so he gained a captain role in ODIs in 2000. At the time, he was vice-captain, and a match-fixing scandal dropped Tendulkar from this role. However, that period ended in 2004, when Ganguly was showing poor performance and lost even his place in the team. In two years, however, he came back but without skippering duties and played for the Men in Blue until 2008.

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Traditionally for all cricket players who started their career earlier than in 2000th, their participation in T20 competitions is significantly restricted. However, the importance of IPL for Indians is too big to ignore if there is a chance to participate in it. So, Sourav Ganguly was signed as a captain for the local Kolkata Knight Riders and contributed moderate statistics. After three years in the KKR, he joined another IPL franchise – Pune Warriors India, where he played two years without notable achievements. So, in 2012 he was only a mentor of the team without playing in any format.

Personal life: family, wife, and further activity

Although the father of Sourav Ganguly was rich enough, some of the personal pages were tough for the younger son. Thus, he fell in love with a childhood girlfriend, Dona, but the families of Ganguly and Roy were like real enemies. So, the youngsters have even eloped to be together until their families perceived the couple as husband and wife in 1997. Interestingly, the years prior to reconciliation were among the most productive in Sourav’s career. Ganguly’s wife, Dona, is a professional Odissi dancer, and the couple has a daughter Sana, born in 2001.

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While the cricket career for Sourav Ganguly finished not on a high note, his further activity is tightly related to cricket. Still being a player in the early 2010th, he was offered a position in the Cricket Association of Bengal as a chairman of the development committee. Moreover, since 2015, he has been a president of the Association and grew to the position of the 39th president of the BCCI in 2019.

Additional playing aspects: net worth in rupees, jersey number, batting playstyle

It’s hard to determine the net worth of the person whose father was a successful businessman in Kolkata. Also, Ganguly’s recent job place assumes a good annual salary and even an increase of the savings. So, some sources talk about 100 crore rupees which he had in 2017 (according to Sourav’s own words), while others insist on 365 crore rupees in 2022 (or $50 million). Nonetheless, there are no doubts that number 24 (favourite jersey number) is feeling great now.

What relates to the playstyle of Ganguly, it was a pure class. One of his nicknames, the God of the Off Side, tells a lot about his left-hand batting style. It is often said that Sourav was aggressive in batting, which allowed him to open games with good partnership in the early beginning, even in the long format games. Concerning bowling, he was a right-hand thrower with a medium pace but unpredictable manner. Sourav used spins and diverse bounces to surprise batsmen, which helped in the middle of the games. To win more with huge bonuses, higher odds, and without risks – visit our betting sites for india rankings page. A fresh review of the most reliable offers for Indian bettors will be helpful for you.