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Sourav Ganguly

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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" in Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the Maharaja of Indian Cricket. He was captain of the Indian national cricket team and is regarded as one of India's most successful cricket captains. As captain, he led Indian national team to win the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and reach the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2004 Asia Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2024). Sourav Ganguly is the 33rd most popular cricketer (down from 17th in 2024), the 1,353rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,115th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Sourav Ganguly ranks 33 out of 136. Before him are Rohit Sharma, Bishan Singh Bedi, Bill Brown, Steve Smith, Syed Kirmani, and Rahul Dravid. After him are Faf du Plessis, Brian Lara, Younis Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Chappell, and Richie Benaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Sourav Ganguly ranks 1,023. Before him are Vidar Riseth, Theodore Whitmore, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Claudio Luiz Assuncao de Freitas, David Michôd, and Linus Sandgren. After him are Hedieh Tehrani, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Dimitri Verhulst, Kate Ashfield, Marcelo Mabilia, and Simona Richter.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sourav Ganguly ranks 1,353 out of 1,861. Before him are Gadis Arivia (1964), Ronit Roy (1965), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Bajrang Punia (1994), Ramya Krishnan (1970), and Usha Kiran (1929). After him are K. R. Meera (1970), Raashi Khanna (1990), Kiran Rao (1973), Silambarasan (1983), Tinnu Anand (1945), and Diana Hayden (1973).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Sourav Ganguly ranks 15. Before him are Mohammed Shami (1990), K. L. Rahul (1992), Rohit Sharma (1987), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Syed Kirmani (1949), and Rahul Dravid (1973). After him are Anil Kumble (1970), Virender Sehwag (1978), Mithali Raj (1982), Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), and Cheteshwar Pujara (1988).

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