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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly  backed the newly-appointed selection committee, saying the Sandip Patel-led panel is "definitely better" than the one headed by Kris Srikkanth. "It's definitely a better selection committee than the previous...

Article by: Raghav Sourav Ganguly is a man who needs no introduction to the cricket fraternity, especially the one in India. A country obsessed with Sachin Tendulkar found a new hero in Sourav Ganguly, fondly called “Dada” by his team mates and ...

On Wednesday, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly expressed a strong desire to coach Team India. Ganguly asserted that he wants to give something back to the game by mentoring and grooming the youngsters for the rigours of international cricket. A co...

Article by Haresh Pandya: With the exception of the recent tours of England and Australia, where India suffered eight defeats in a row, hardly does a Test series pass without addition of a new feather in Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cap as a captain.With...

NEW DELHI: Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said India have the firepower to win the World T20 in Sri Lanka next month and termed the West Indies as the dark horses. "When you have players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, M.S. Dhoni and Y...

KOLKATA: Even as a gold medal continues to elude India at the London Olympics, former cricket captain Sourav Ganguly today hailed the performances of the country's athletes, who have so far brought four medals from the mega event. India have so far won...

The inclusion of Yuvraj Singh in the World T20 squad has 'surprised' former skipper Sourav Ganguly. "I have no doubt about Yuvraj's quality as a cricketer," he said on Friday. "He is a class act, but I am not very sure about his fitness. He is recoveri...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Virat Kohli can be the ‘Next Big Thing’ in Indian cricket. “He’s made an unbelievable impact at the No 3 spot and it’s a joy to watch the way he wins games on his own. He is a special tale...

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is impressed by the performance of the Indian pacers –Irfan Pathan and Ashok Dinda in the just-concluded limited-overs series in Sri Lanka. Ganguly wrote,”India completed another comprehensive victory over hosts...

Kolkata:Fans of  Sourav Ganguly will get a lifetime chance to spend time with their idol on the former India captain's 40th birthday on Sunday. Known for keeping his birthday celebrations strictly a private affair, Ganguly will come out in the public ...

Turning 40 might club him in the league of veterans but Sourav Ganguly is not yet ready to throw in the towel as far as his participation in the next edition of IPL is concerned. "I will take a call next season. As a matter of fact, I would not be even...

An SCGanguly.com Exclusive: It was the month of November in the late eighties (probably 1989), I was sitting in the life member's gallery of Eden gardens, Kolkata, watching an India / west indies test match. One Bengal player was seen sitting on the...

An SCGanguly.com Exclusive: THE 8th of July! 8th July 951, the city of Paris was founded , the day on which Vasco-da-Gama set sail on the first direct European voyage to India in 1497 , mingled with several historical events 8th July also acts a ...

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly refused to react to former coach Greg Chappell’s claims that Rahul Dravid did not get enough backing from teammates during his stint as India captain, insisting that he is not bothered by the Aussie’s comments. ...

India’s former middle-order batting mainstay, Rahul Dravid, on Wednesday lauded the leadership skills of the former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and incumbent, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, terming them to be the best captains he has played under. Dravid...

After Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev; now it is Sourav Ganguly's turn to deliver the Dilip Sardesai Memorial Cricket Lecture on September 7 in Mumbai. "Sourav has agreed to deliver the lecture and it will be a great honour for us si...

Kolkata: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday spent time with a 10-year-old boy from Dhanbad who is suffering from aplastic anaemia, a disorder in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells. "I'm really charmed to see his ...

KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday welcomed the decision by Leander Paes to participate in London Olympics after threatening to pull out for being paired with lower-ranked Vishnu Vadhan. "It's a very good news that at the end of...

India discard off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says he is taking inspiration from former captain Sourav Ganguly to make a remarkable comeback in the national side. The right-arm off-spinner, who has taken 665 international wickets (406 in Tests and 259 in O...

MUMBAI June 12: With the sole objective of ensuring that domestic cricket in India flourishes, the BCCI Technical Committee held a meeting to discuss and recommend certain changes to the domestic structure of Indian cricket. Former India skipper and al...

The Technical Committee of the Indian Cricket Board, headed by Sourav Ganguly, will meet on June 12 to discuss topics pertaining to domestic cricket, according to BCCI sources. "The meeting has been convened to discuss domestic cricket," the sources to...

An Exclusive article from SCGanguly.com by Ranajoy Chakrabarty: Cricket the beautiful game produces so many new stars every year, yet there are always a few who enjoy all the love, passion & support of the fans. At the international level especial...

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday once again raised a question mark over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy in Test cricket and said Gautam Gambhir's success in the IPL would give selectors an option as far as appointing captain for the longe...

KOLKATA: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, saying the team was destined to win and credited little-known Manvinder Singh Bisla for the triumph. "After the first six overs in ...

As the BCCI ducks one bouncer after another with a string of controversies surrounding the IPL, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has come out in strong defence of the Board, saying it has run Indian cricket in the "best possible way". "BCCI has r...

Despite a miserable stint in IPL V where his team Pune Warriors finished with the wooden spoon, Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday did not rule himself out of the next edition and said he would not even be 40 in season six. After a decent start to IPL V, Gan...

The fans of Sourav Ganguly will see him leading Pune Warriors once again this IPL season with the struggling left-hander announcing that he will captain the side on Sunday against Rajasthan Royals. Ganguly, under pressure due to his own poor form an...

Dear Miss Eden, Pity we get to meet only once a year nowadays. There was a time I would have the pleasure of your company for five days in a row as we peeled oranges, flipped open plastic water bottles and devour ed my ma's chutney and cheese sandwiche...

The love of Kolkata fans for their ‘Dada’ Sourav Ganguly that they showed by playing 'Ekla Cholo Re' during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors touched Amitbah Bachchan. The 69-year-old actor had lent his trademark baritone fo...

Bangalore- The one and only Dada of Indian cricket, Saurav Ganguly has donned many avatars and his latest will be as the Brand Ambassador for the forthcoming T-2- World Cup for the Blind. GK Mahantesh, Secretary, Cricket Association for the Blind in...

KOLKATA: Eden Gardens may be the official home venue for the Kolkata Knight Riders, but come May 5 a majority of Kolkatans - from celebrities to the man on the street - seem to be gearing up emotionally to back their eternal favourite "Dada" Sourav Gan...

A day after cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, CPI on Friday demanded that former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly's name should also be considered for the Upper House. "I welcome the decision to nominate Tendu...

Sourav Ganguly has recently said: "I have no clue about female fans. I have only two of them - my daughter and my wife!" That's so sweet of him. By God's grace, he is getting all adulation even today after he has retired from first class cricket. Th...

Sourav Ganguly has been inspirational in the way he has led Team Pune so far in the IPL. The runs though, haven't exactly flowed from his bat, but the former India captain made it very clear that the lack of runs is not an issue for him at all. "T20 is...

In its fifth edition, he is continuing the same way, but with bit more responsibility for Pune Warriors India. According to the leggie, he will mature as a bowler after IPL-V as he is following every word his captain Sourav Ganguly is uttering. “I ha...

Royal Challengers Bangalore may have suffered morale-hitting three consecutive defeats but Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly ruled out suggestions that his team start as favourites against the home side in an Indian Premier League match here on Tues...

Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday questioned the match officials' decision to report Marlon Samuels for suspect bowling action, saying that the West Indian has not bowled any differently than in the earlier three games he played in IPL 5. ...

The batsmen might have finished the task but Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly did not forget to praise the bowlers after his side's seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, on Saturday. After restricting the defen...

It was one of the best matches I have seen in recent times. The Chennai Super Kings looked out of it for most part of the game but those last two overs epitomised why predictions can go out of the window in this format. It was a surprise to see Vira...

Pune Warriors India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday blamed his batsmen for their seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab and said they should have shown more "commonsense" to post a bigger total on the board. Pune were dismissed for a modest 115 in ...

Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed solidarity with Yuvraj Singh by saying that the whole team was with him in his crisis time and also advised him to not rush his comeback to competitive cricket. Yuvraj returned home after undergoing tr...

After successful stints as bowling consultants with England and New Zealand, Allan Donald is now the bowling coach of South African national team and Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors India. Pune’s good start to the IPL (victories o...

Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly may have to use a bat without sponsor's sticker when his team plays against Kings XI Punjab in an away match at Mohali on Thursday. The problem has been that the sponsors of Ganguly's bat -- Apollo Munich - is n...

Ashok Dinda might be from Bengal but he is feeling at home with the Pune franchise in the IPL. “I feel like being with the Kolkata team. Thanks to the people of Pune and the beautiful (Subrata Roy Sahara) stadium. The captain (Sourav Ganguly)...

Dressed casually in the team jersey of the Pune Warriors India (PWI) and shorts, PWI player Mohnish Mishra is elated after the team began their IPL on a winning note. While Mishra has not had a great season last year, he is hopeful of a turnaround t...

Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly patted his teammates for putting up a superb all round show in their victory over Kings XI Punjab as they maintained their clean slate in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. Warriors now have two wins...

One could not miss the confidence and body language of Pune mentor-cum-skipper Sourav Ganguly as he answered a barrage of questions from the media here on the eve of their clash against Adam Gilchristled Punjab at the Subrata Roy Sahara stadium on Satu...

They are not quite in fully retro mode yet but there is something about watching Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly now that leaves me with an air of wistfulness; almost like it is my last opportunity to partake of their riches. You never say never in spo...

I am absolutely delighted by the way Pune have opened their IPL campaign. Beating a strong Mumbai side in their own den is not an easy task. Full marks to the team, the way they fought in the match to emerge on the right side of the result. The best pa...

Pune had their backs to the wall after they were restricted to 129-9 by Mumbai Indians. Their batting looked completely hapless and one could gauge from the fact that they scored their first six of the innings in the last ball of the 17th over. Howe...

Mumbai: On Thursday, former India and Team Pune skipper Sourav Ganguly paid rich compliments to Harbhajan Singh for the way he captained Team Mumbai in the IPL opener against Chennai. On Friday, it was Bhajji’s turn to return the favour. After marsha...

Pune Warriors’ skipper Sourav Ganguly is happy to have started IPL 5 with a victory, but feels that there is still a long way to go in the tournament. "It's always good to start with a win but we still have 15 matches to go. It is a long tournament. ...

MUMBAI: He might be out of the India squad, but Harbhajan Singh is seen as a player who has the credentials to lead the country at some time in the future by former skipper Sourav Ganguly. "Harbhajan's captaincy was brilliant in Champions League and...

NOTE:  You must read this article till the END ! Late last night, Sahara supreme Subroto Roy & BCCI top bosses had a high profile meeting in Mumbai. The latest development that emerged from the meeting was that, Sahara was denied the permission...

Sourav Ganguly is to be conferred with an honorary Doctorate by The VELS University, Chennai. During the glamorous evening for the DVD launch of the documentary “The Warrior Prince” at ITC Sonar, Kolkata, this news was announced by the administ...

The cricketing fraternity came together tonight to raise a toast for the retired Rahul Dravid as they fondly remembered the immense contribution of the batting stalwart who emotionally remarked that he would miss being part of the Indian dressing room....

An SCGanguly.com exclusive: Over the past few days, there were a lot of reports about Michael Clarke joining Pune Warrior, with Clarke himself confirming he is in talks with the Pune IPL Side. But now we can confirm you that the deal is done, and Cl...

Sourav Ganguly was ruled out of the Bengal team on Saturday for the domestic Twenty20 tournament for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy due to a hamstring injury. Manoj Tiwary will lead Bengal in their title defence as they take on Baroda in the quarterfinals...

Sourav Ganguly wants the latest crop of India players to be allowed enough time to realise their potential. Ganguly, who was one of India's most successful captains, played for the MCC in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 Cup at The Sevens yesterday, an...

MCC crashed out of the Emirates Airline T20 in their semi-final clash with Lancashire, despite a fine all round performance from Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly made 25 from just 20 balls as MCC posted a reasonable target of 141 on a slow track in Dubai - b...

Sourav Ganguly is busy preparing the Pune Warriors team he will be leading in the coming Indian Premier League. Ganguly, who plays in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament today, will be a key man for Pune in the absence of star player Yuvraj Singh...

Sourav Ganguly was on Thursday officially named captain-cum-mentor of the Pune Warriors side for the upcoming fifth edition of Indian Premier League which will start on April 4. The Warriors will also sport a new jersey from the black they wore las...

By : Sourav Ganguly Congratulations to Bangladesh for making it to the final of the Asia Cup for the first time. Every Bangladeshi must be dreaming about his country becoming the 'kings of cricket' in Asia. If that happens, it will be the turning po...

Sourav Ganguly hopes Mohammad Aamer has learnt plenty of life lessons from his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal so that he returns to the international fold as a reformed character. Shamed paceman Aamer, 19, is currently serving a five-year In...

Dubai: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Sachin Tendulkar's landmark achievement of 100 centuries will never be broken. Answering to a query from Gulf News on what will be the impact of Tendulkar's historic achievement, Ganguly, who is ...

Be it Britannia or Hero Honda, whatever had been the brand of his bat, regardless he has stomped the pitch and hit the heights! The IPL 5 grounds will be steaming this time with Sourav Ganguly raising his bat to bountiful strikes with his new Apollo Mu...

KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly will lead Bengal in its title defence in the Twenty20 championship for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held in Mumbai from March 23-27. The former India captain earlier this month guided the team to Vijay Hazare title and ...

In red-hot form having scored four hundreds in his last five innings, youngster Virat Kohli is the ideal batsman to fill in the number three slot left vacant by Rahul Dravid's retirement, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Monday. "He is t...

Sachin's century of centuries is a remarkable achievement which has made every Indian proud. As a cricketer, I can tell you that 100 international hundreds are hard to even comprehend. That he has actually achieved this humongous feat is truly unbeliev...

Dubai: Former India Test and One Day International captain Sourav Ganguly is relishing the prospect of returning to compete at the Emirates Airline Twenty20 in Dubai next week. Ganguly has been included in a star-studded MCC side that will be partic...

Ganguly will be a part of the company’s marketing, strategic and social initiatives on 360 degree media plan Apollo Munich Health Insurance, a leading health insurance company, has announced its association with Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian c...

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni should now give Manoj Tiwari & Ashok Dinda a chance to play for India. Would he play Manoj Tiwari and Ashok Dinda if he were the captain ...

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag have settled their difference of opinion. Talking to reporters at a programme here, Ganguly said he recently had a talk w...

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday here launched ‘Jaya He’ by Gautam Bhattacharya which is being projected as the first Bengali language e-book. Speaking at the launch, Ganguly said that focus and motivatio...

He has tasted success on many occasions and for Sourav Ganguly, Bengal's success in the Vijay Hazare Trophy "means more to the youngsters of the team" who are learning to win big events. "It's a very sweet moment as this is my first national title ...

Sourav Ganguly found little substance in the report published in a British newspaper about the World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan being fixed. "I don't know how they have got the information but let me tell that India are world champion...

It might seem strange but Sourav Ganguly, in his first-class career spanning over two decades, has never led his state side to any championship final, but he would like to end Bengal's 'final jinx' when they take on Mumbai at the Feroz Shah Kotla. ...

NEW DELHI: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Rahul Dravid should have retired after his brilliant Test series in England and said Friday's decision did not come as a surprise. "I believe Rahul should have retired after the England serie...

After guiding Bengal to semi-final with his maiden five-wicket haul in List A, Dinda did admit that he has matured as a bowler and has been making less mistakes. "I have learnt to control my swing. Earlier, I was too happy to bowl bouncers but now I...

Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev raised questions over Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy and felt that the Indian captain recent decision making indicates that he is acting biased. Kapil lashed out at Dhoni and questioned as why he showers support pl...

Last extensive practice for Sourav Ganguly before leaving for Delhi for playing the quarter-finals of Commencing Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was seen in the nets practicing for the upcoming matches at Eden Gardens earlier on Sunday Morning, at eden Gardens...

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has heaped praise on Virat Kohli’s century at Hobart in CB Series league game against Sri Lanka, which guided India to a famous win with a bonus point. "Just unbelieveable. Virat Kohli’s superlative knock and...

Former captain Sourav Ganguly today backed the Indian selectors' decision to include an out-of form Sachin Tendulkar in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. The 39-year-old and former ODI opening partner of the Mumbai stalwart was of the view that T...

NEW DELHI: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly lashed out at Mahendra Singh Dhoni for India’s bad performance in overseas test and said that he needs to raise up his performance in order to retain his place in the test side. "If Dhoni still wants...

KOLKATA: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will lead a team of ex-footballers against a celebrity XI to be captained by Mithun Chakrabarty in a benefit match to raise funds for the star of 1970s Gautam Sarkar. The Mithun Chakraborty XI vs Sourav G...

Former India captain and mentor of the Pune Warriors India (PWI), Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, confirmed that the franchise has bagged Bengal medium-pacer Ashok Dinda and middle-order batsman Anustup Majumdar for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier L...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty Much like last year, this year too MCC have organised a T-20 cricket tournament in Abu Dhabi followed by a 4 day match. On 23rd March 2012 four teams will take part in the T-20 tournament; namely MCC, Lancashire, Durham and ...

By : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury Pune Warriors India may not be allowed to play with five foreigners in the team in IPL5. As it has been heard from sources that the Management of Mumbai Indians May object in the issue of five foreign players. Hence, If...

Critical of MS Dhoni's rotation policy, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly says time has come for the selectors to appoint different cricket captains for the three formats of game. "Time has come for the selectors to decide three captains for thre...

Talented Anustup Majumdar notched his fourth century from five matches this season to power Bengal to a seven-wicket win over Orissa in their East Zone lung opener of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. The convincing win also ensured a bonus point ...

By : Krishanu Ghosal The Warrior Prince is a 80-minutes docu-feature, directed by Mitali Ghoshal who has been a cricket journalist herself, not only Amitabh Bachhan's voice in major parts of the film for narration has given it a classy touch but als...

By : Anirban Bobo Dasgupta If all goes well, Bengal captain Sourav Ganguly will seen opening the innings in the upcoming Vijay Hazare trophy (ODI version of the Ranji Trophy). If Saturday’s final team selection meeting be any indiaction, Ganguly i...

By : Krishanu Ghoshal Rains ! A shower , poured so sudden that the there was not even a scope to cover the pitch of Edens causing the pitch soak through and through . The Eden Gardens is supposed to host the Bengal - Orissa one day match on 20th Feb...

Glad that the Sahara Group and BCCI reached a compromise that paved the way for the participation of Pune Warriors in this year's IPL, the team's mentor Sourav Ganguly now wants his teammates to take inspiration from Mumbai Indians' performance in prev...

New Delhi: The tussle between the Indian cricket Board and sponsors Sahara seems to have finally reached an end with the Board agreeing to Sahara's demands on Thursday. This means that Sahara will now be back as the shirt sponsor for the Indian cric...

The Cricket Board's technical committee, headed by former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, is to meet on February 17 and discuss implementation of a few ICC-suggested experimental laws in the upcoming domestic one-day zonal leagues around the country. ...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday expressed surprise at the omission of an in-form Manoj Tiwary in the ongoing tri-series in Australia. Talking to the reporters on the sidelines of the first practice session for the upcoming domestic o...

MUMBAI: The top brass of BCCI and the aggrieved Sahara Group will meet on Sunday in a bid to break the stalemate which prompted the corporate giant to withdraw sponsorship of the Indian cricket team and also pull out of the IPL. Sahara Group supremo...

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Thursday announced a 22-member probables list to select the Bengal senior side for the East Zone Vijay Hazare one-day tournament to be played here later this month. Sourav Ganguly has been retained the captain...

Melbourne: India should draft in all-rounder Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary in the side for the next tri-series match, even if it means dropping a spinner along with Suresh Raina, suggested former skipper Sourav Ganguly. India will play Sri Lanka on ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty The BCCI-Sahara saga finally looks to come to some kind of conclusion, with BCCI President N. Srinivasan saying earlier in the day, that: "we do appreciate what Sahara have done. They might have felt aggrieved and did not ge...

"We are very confident that the Pune Warriors will participate in the IPL and the matter would be resolved. They have not given anything to us in writing about the pullout," a top IPL source said. NEW DELHI: A day after Sahara's shocking decision to...

Subroto Roy, the head of Sahara India Parivar, has said that he is not "rigid" but open to negotiations with the BCCI. Sahara withdrew as sponsor of the Indian cricket team and also its ownership of the IPL franchise Pune Warriors. Roy said he is open ...

By - Suvajit Mustafi Two months to go and the multi billion-dollar league gets underway again with our major Test venues once again filling up and dancing to the tunes of the signature trumpet. Yes, it will be time for the fifth edition of the India...

With dashing Yuvraj Singh ruled out of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sahara Pune Warriors may not have much problem as to who will lead the side. In that case, player-cum-mentor Sourav Ganguly will don the mantle of skipper. But...

Sourav Ganguly feels India's humiliating 0-4 whitewash in the Test series against Australia has proved to be a "nightmare" for Duncan Fletcher and his reputation as a coach is at stake. "It must also be a nightmare for Duncan Fletcher. He has lost ...

Sourav Ganguly has come down heavily on the Indian cricket team after it suffered a 0-4 whitewash in the Test series in Australia, demanding sweeping changes in the current set-up. "If the team keeps losing like this, changes are inevitable," Gangu...

With India looking down the barrel yet again, former captain Sourav Ganguly feels the struggling visitors should have played two spinners in the ongoing fourth and final Test against Australia as the conditions here appear to be "closest to subcontinen...

While commentating during the fourth Test match between Australia and India in Adelaide on Tuesday, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said that he rates Jacques Kallis as the most effective player in Test cricket - even ahead of Sachin Tendulkar, Ra...

Yes, Sourav Ganguly has officially signed for Pune Warriors in IPL 5 without going into the auctions. Earlier we were the first to report that Sourav Ganguly will not go into the IPL auctions, to know more, refer to this link : http://scganguly.com/201...

By : Suvajit Mustafi Following the footsteps of his senior brother, Mark Waugh has also stated how Sourav Ganguly is indeed without doubt India's best captain ever. To know what Steve Waugh said goto : http://scganguly.com/2012/01/ganguly-captain-dh...

Sourav Ganguly felt that a combination of issues, including the loss of form of ageing players and technical deficiencies of some others, have led to the Indian team's debacle in Australia. "There are many reasons for Indian team's disappointing pe...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty I wrote a simple article on January 4th on this website, called Bring BACK Ganguly, mentioning why I felt the Indian Team is going backwards under MS Dhoni, and why it again needed Sourav Ganguly to make a comeback again & ...

Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no longer interested in playing Test cricket. Ganguly termed Dhoni's comments to take a call on his Test career by 2013 as a joke. "He is obviously under a lot of pressure as a player and a capt...

The war of words between the two teams and the alleged rift talks will only spur India on to do well in the third cricket Test against Australia starting here tomorrow, feels former skipper Sourav Ganguly. Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin fired ...

Sourav Ganguly is in favour of drafting left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha in the India side for the Perth Test in place of a struggling R Ashwin. Ojha, who has taken 62 wickets in 14 Tests, has never played overseas. "I think the left-arm spinner could ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty 8th January 2011, every Sourav Ganguly fan awoke early in the morning, to watch the new IPL auctions being held Bangalore. But to their shock Sourav Ganguly was completely Ignored by all the IPL teams, made him an unsold pla...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty The common question on everyone`s mind is does Sourav Ganguly have to go to the IPL auctions on 4th February or will he play for Pune Warriors without having to go for the auctions. And after the terrible experience in the l...

Take a complete break for a few days, advises Sourav Ganguly We won at the Waca Ground on the last tour, but I assume the wicket will be more lively this time...We've got to make it count in the first innings... SOURAV GANGULY Sourav Ganguly feels ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty It was the third day’s play of India vs. Australia 2nd test at Sydney, when a Bengali reporter caught up to the former Australian captain Steve Waugh to ask him some questions about the ongoing series. Steve said, India...

Sydney: More than his glorious 329-run knock, it was Michael Clarke's declaration which impressed former India skipper Sourav Ganguly as it was a decision that put the team's interest ahead of personal landmarks. "This was a rare opportunity for Cla...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty There has been reports floating around in various websites & some small-scale newspapers  that Sourav Ganguly will lead Pune Warriors in IPL 5 with little or no official confirmation from PWI or for that matter Ganguly hi...

Sydney: Former captain Sourav Ganguly wants the India batsmen to learn from teammate Sachin Tendulkar. "They've got to look at the front foot-play of Sachin... Look at the way he's generally leaving the ball... Others are hitting far too many on the...

Sourav Ganguly feels that the "intent" to succeed has been missing in Gautam Gambhir's game and another failure in the second innings would mean that "voices calling for his axing will only get louder." "Gautam Gambhir again struggled and if he doe...

SYDNEY: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the "intent" to succeed has been missing in Gautam Gambhir's game and another failure in the second innings would mean that "voices calling for his axing will only get louder." "Gautam Gambhir ...

By : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury The first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will start from February 9, 2012 with the final to be played on February 29. The 20-day tournament will feature six teams that will play each other twice each in ...

Sourav Ganguly is confident that his ex-team mate Sachin Tendulkar will come back strongly against Australia in the second Test that starts on Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Ganguly, who is a commentator with the host broadcaster, said: "...

Sourav Ganguly has said that coach Duncan Fletcher is under pressure as the Indian team has suffered their fifth loss in their past five overseas Tests. Fletcher presided over a disastrous 4-0 Test series humbling in England this year, and now faces...

SYDNEY: Sourav Ganguly is confident India will bounce back in the second Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground ( SCG) starting on Tuesday. India suffered a 122-run loss in the first Test that ended within four days at the Melbourne Cr...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backs Gambhir, says the opener will be at his best soon Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed under-fire opener Gautam Gambhir to come good in the remaining three Tests against Australia after his forgett...

Australian skipper Michael Clarke's faith in his under-fire senior pros Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey went a long way in his team's crushing 122-run win over India in the first Test on Thursday, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly. "The captain is ...

Ricky Ponting has received support from former India captain Sourav Ganguly who feels that the veteran Australian should be given a longer lease of life as he can help in grooming younger players in the team. "The likes of Ponting and Hussey should ...

Sourav Ganguly says cricket's technological eye has been flawed since day one and his country has every right to reject it. Ganguly played in the first series to trial the Decision Review System, against Sri Lanka in 2008, and said problems were imm...

The Premier League Soccer was formally launched today in Kolkata by CMG and Indian Football Association. The 7 week football extravaganza will involve a host of big names in World football. French World Cup winning Roberto Pires who has also played ...

By: Sukh Grewal It was the second day of Ranji Trophy Elite - Group B match between Baroda & Bengal.  Baroda was batting overnight on 284-9. Earlier when Baroda was 278-7,  the Prince of Kolkata came into the attack. Irfan Pathan was looking a...

VADODARA: Bengal would be eyeing nothing less than an outright win while Baroda need only first innings lead in their final Group B Ranji Trophy Elite Division match on Wednesday to secure their place in the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. Ba...

Sourav Ganguly on Sunday revealed that Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda will fly to Australia as a cover for the injured fast bowler, Ishant Sharma, who has been ruled out of the three-day practice match starting in Canberra on Monday. "Ashok Dinda will fly...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Greg Chappell's presence in the Australian dressing room trying to plot the downfall of Indian batsmen, won't be of much benefit to the home team. A couple of days back, a report in the Daily Telegraph sta...

By : Debaditya Biswas On the 11th of December, 2011, the IPL Governing Council met at Chennai and took a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season. The 2012 season will revert to the ‘home and away’ format, with each of the...

Calcutta: For a side fighting to stave off relegation, Manoj Tiwary's century in the one-dayer against the West Indies, in Chennai on Sunday, has come as a wel come relief. For Bengal, it's not been about lack of individual per formances this season...

Having suffered a 10-wicket humiliation against Tamil Nadu at home, Bengal skipper Sourav Ganguly urged his batsmen to lift their game to avoid being relegated to the Plate division in Ranji Trophy. In reply to Tamil Nadu's 391, Bengal were bundled...

In desperate bid to beat the drop, the Bengal selectors on Friday decided to continue with Sourav Ganguly as the captain of the state side for their match against Delhi from December 13-16 even though regular skipper Manoj Tiwary was available. Whil...

The cricket fraternity, on Thursday, hailed Virender Sehwag for becoming the highest scorer in the history of One-day cricket with a phenomenal 219, describing the feat as an "incredible" achievement and good omen ahead of the Australian tour later thi...

Translated by : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury Bengal Faces Tamil Nadu in a crucial Ranji match today. Team Tamil Nadu can be rightly said as the smaller version of Team India as it comprises of players who have played a lot for India like Badrinath, Bal...

Kolkata: The flat pitches at Eden Gardens and Jadavpur University ground, venues that had hosted Bengal's high-scoring Ranji matches against Gujarat and MP this season, have come in for criticism from former India skipper Sourav Ganguly who has called ...

Compared to the low and slow wickets which Prabir Mukherjee, Eden Gardens’ curator, has been providing so far this season, the pitch for Bengal-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy encounter, beginning Tuesday, will be on the faster side. There is a heavy gras...

After the likes of Pele, Maradona and Lionel Messi, thrice world footballer of the year, Ronaldo is set to play in India in an exhibition match in Kolkata on January 15 to collect funds for the victims of Sikkim earthquake. The exhibition match, wh...

Sourav Ganguly was at the Times Literary Carnival yesterday. Shehan Karunatilaka, Deep Dasgupta and Anuja Chauhan were the other guests along with Sourav Ganguly at the event. They discussed about "why cricket has lost its charm to the best umpire in t...

That fun-filled winter afternoon was more than a decade and a half ago. Sourav Ganguly, with wicketkeeper Saba Karim for company, hopped on to a cycle-rickshaw outside Lucknow's state-owned Gomti Hotel to go to a theatre in the busy Hazratganj area ...

Here’s a double delight the legions of Indian cricket fans will love to celebrate the New Year with – Wisden in India and cricket legend Sourav Ganguly as the President of its Editorial Board. This was announced at a launch event in the Capital cit...

Sourav Ganguly feels that India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan needs to bowl a lot in order to be fully fit for the first Test against Australia starting on the Boxing Day. "I feel Zaheer is still not hundred percent fit and we can't afford to have a...

By : Sukh Grewal He may have hung his boots from International Cricket , but Sourav Ganguly still has all the fire-power in his arsenal. And as they say "Form is temporary but Class is forever" -  Sourav Ganguly made those words so true today. Even...

ROHTAK: Opener Arindam Das remained unbeaten on 70 as Bengal reached 113 for two at stumps on second day in reply to Haryana's decent first innings score of 358 in an Elite Group B match of the Ranji Trophy at the Bansi Lal Stadium on Wednesday. Hos...

ROHTAK: Bengal bowlers staged a recovery after hundreds from Rahul Dewan and Sunny Singh as Haryana finished day one at 258 for 5 in their Ranji Trophy Elite (Group B) match on Tuesday. The 161-run second wicket stand between Rahul (115) and Sunny (...

ROHTAK: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly's leadership skills will be put to test as a jittery Bengal side take on hosts Haryana in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group match on a challenging Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Rohtak on Tuesday. Statistically the...

Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said off spinner Harbhajan Singh who has been dropped for the upcoming Australia tour will make a comeback sooner than later. "He is a talented player and the one of the best spinner we have. Getting dropped is a part and ...

Sourav Ganguly will lead Bengal against Haryana in their Ranji Trophy away match from November 29, in the absence of regular captain Manoj Tiwary. Tiwary will be with the national squad for the upcoming one-day series against West Indies. Bengal ...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is disappointed at Sachin Tendulkar missing out on his 100th international ton and feels that Mumbai was the most ideal place for him to reach the coveted landmark. Tendulkar was out on 94 on Friday off Ravi Ramp...

Let’s rewind to the very beginning. Do you remember when you first saw each other? Dona: No, not really! He was my neighbor… Sourav: Baap re! You are asking 20-year-old questions… Dona: More than that actually… (on coaxing) maybe when...

By : Varun Vamsi Balabadrapatruni Beyond All Boundaries, it is glad to have an encounter with Mr.Sushrut Jain who is working on a documentary based on Indian cricket focusing on India`s 2011 world cup win. A documentary projecting true life time c...

By : Debaditya Biswas It was the 4th & final day of the battle… The crowd roared as the warrior prince surprised everyone in the arena once again by coming out to open the batting for Bengal! Madhya Pradesh had put in a valiant 533 on their s...

Here is SCGanguly.com Editor Paranjoy Deb & behind the camera Rahul Saha in an Exclusive interview with Sourav Ganguly for SCGanguly.com, sharing some nice moments with DADA. This interview happened on 12/11/2011 inside Sourav Ganguly house. VIDE...

Mohammad Azharuddin should take a strong stance following the claims made against him by Vinod Kambli and put an end to all the "whispers" surrounding the former skipper's name, says Sourav Ganguly. "Azhar should take a stance. It's upto him how he ...

Sourav Ganguly has criticised Vinod Kambli who told on Thursday that the 1st semifinal between and Sri Lanka at Kolkata in the 1996 ICC World Cup final might be fixed. Sourav Ganguly has asked Kambli why did he took 15 years to reveal such things an...

Sourav Ganguly said he was not at all surprised with India winning the second Test against West Indies easily — by an innings and 15 runs, at the Eden, on Thursday. "It was an expected win... They played really well and, at the end, it was a good ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty It was late in the day, 75 overs already had been played, Bengal were looking really good with the score at 258/2, with Manoj Tiwari & Arindam Das at 105*. Ankit Sharma came in to bowl over no 76 & got the wicket of Arindam ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty A Sourav Ganguly fan club called the BEHALA DADA FORCE SOCIETY decided to celebrate children's day with the under-privileged kids at the Thakurpukur Bulbulir Basa Welfare Society by spending the day with them. They visite...

By : Agni Pandey Sourav Ganguly hails Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman for their brilliant show at Eden Gardens; says it reminded him of their innings against Australia in 2001. Most would like to watch a Rahul Dravid-VVS Laxman combo. Former India c...

Sourav Ganguly today joined the growing list of cricketers who expressed their concern about poor crowd turnout in the Eden Gardens and said something needs to be done to so that more people come to watch Test cricket. The second Test between India ...

Mehboob Studios from December 2 to 4, will take literature out of its ivory tower and will effortlessly bring it into every day life. Curated by Bachi Karkaria and Namita Devidayal, 'Times Literary Carnival'  is meticulously designed to showcase Mumba...

Team SCG conducted a contest on SCGanguly.com to celebrate Sourav Ganguly`s last day in international cricket with the contest Apney DADA ko bhuley toh nahi ? Participants had to : Share with us, why they still missed Sourav Ganguly. Why they can...

Sourav Ganguly is confident that India would wrap up the series against the West Indies in the second Test match starting here on Monday and make it 3-0 in Mumbai. On the sidelines of Bengal's Ranji Trophy preparation, the left-hander, who is playin...

Sourav Ganguly declined to react to the comments made by Greg Chappell in his autobiography 'Fierce Focus.' "I have no comments to make. I haven't read the book and I really don't want to speak on this issue," Ganguly told reporters on Tuesday. C...

By : Gautam Bhattacharya Ex skipper opinionates on the match fixing scandal and the likewise declared punishment on the star Pakistani players, which, is the hot cake news of every newspaper… With a very controlled reaction for the media, Soura...

Having retired from international cricket, what prompts you to continue playing for Bengal on the domestic circuit? When I finished playing [international cricket] in 2009, I did play that [Ranji] season afterwards because I was to play IPL; I was w...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty It was 81/3 in 44.3 overs, Arindam Ghosh was caught by Yadav of the bowling of Panchal and Bengal was in some trouble. There He came -  Amidst huge cheers, The Prince of Kolkata stepped out to bat at his home ground Eden Ga...

By : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury Sana Ganguly is indeed a worthy daughter of the Warrior Prince. At this young age, she is getting trained in classical music from Kaushiki Deshikan and also learning Odissi Dance from her mother. She had started her sch...

By : Debaditya Biswas The nation is all revved up and ready to shift to the 1st gear and jam the throttle down as the Buddh International F 1 circuit gleams under the November Sun, and the stars line up for a piece of Sachin’s racing league pie!!...

KOLKATA: Bengal coach WV Raman on Tuesday said they will gain immensely from the presence of iconic left-hander Sourav Ganguly in the side as they begin their Ranji Trophy Super League campaign against Gujarat from Thursday. The former India skipper, ...

By : Anirban Bobo Dasgupta Even after a couple of days since India’s maiden F1 GP, Sourav Ganguly is yet to recover from the F1 fever that gripped the whole nation. Speak of the topic, and he happily obliges. ‘I have seen F1 races before, but se...

KOLKATA: On the festive occasion of Diwali, Bengal received good news when former India skipper Sourav Ganguly gave his nod to be available for the entire Ranji season, as the selectors picked a 16-member side for their first two Super League matches, ...

Even in his worst nightmares, Sourav Ganguly would not have seen it coming. It was possibly for the first time in his long cricketing career that the former Indian captain and local boy was stopped from going to the Eden Gardens ground as he did not ca...

By : Rudrajyoti kar chowdhury “The cricket crazy nation will get to taste something new and extremely exciting. It has the potential to find its audience in the country,” Ganguly told media persons at the Sahara Force India Formula One Team flag...

Kolkata: Former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly is gung-ho about the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix and feels it will be a big leap in broadening the sports environ in the cricket-crazy nation. "The cricket crazy nation will get to ta...

Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly finds nothing surprising in the national squad's emphatic victories over England in the first two one-dayers of the ongoing home series, but he is worried over the side failing to do well abroad for...

PATNA: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is hopeful of India's victory in the ongoing ODI series against England and said the team was capable of beating any country in the world. "Indian team is very strong and able to beat any team anyw...

By- Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury The cricket fever seems to be catching with Sridevi as she buys a team in CCL aka Celebrity Cricket league, with Celebrities from the film fraternity taking part in the league. The most surprising thing is that she buys ...

By : Avi It may surprise some to see India chalked up as favourites to win the upcoming five-match ODI series against England after a summer in which MS Dhoni's men failed to record a single victory across three formats against England. But India ar...

Calcutta: The Sourav Ganguly-chaired development committee of the CAB, at its first meeting of the season on Monday, questioned the need to include outstation players in the Bengal team. The committee, which also includes Arun Lal, Ashok Malhotra an...

Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is keen to play the four-day and 50-over Ranji Trophy matches for his home side Bengal. "I am available to play for Bengal in the four-day and 50-over (Ranji) matches. However, I will not be avai...

India’s former Captain and batting legend, Sourav Ganguly, feels that the One Day International (ODI) cricket has its own place under the sport and that its format should remain unchanged, despite Sachin Tendulkar’s efforts to refurbish the set-up ...

We have recieved overwhelming support,appreciation and encouragment from fans since we launched the website www.scganguly.com in May 2011. Since this website is primarily a tribute to Sourav Ganguly from his fans, we are now starting an online commu...

Sourav Ganguly on Saturday made light of former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar's claim in his autobiography that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace in the Faisalabad Test in 2006. "I don't think even my daughter will believe that...

After the forgettable tour of England in the just-concluded series, Team India will face a bigger challenge when they travel to Australia in December, according to former captain Sourav Ganguly. He said the upcoming home series against England, that...

By- Rudrajyoti kar chowdhury In an interview to PTI yesterday Sourav Ganguly himself confirmed that he is the new Mentor –cum- Player of IPL team Pune Warriors in IPL season 5. A role that will certainly be a new test for the greatest Indian Capta...

KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly laughed off Shahid Afridi's remarks that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against Shoaib Akhtar's pace, a claim which the Pakistani speedster had made in his biography 'Controversially Yours'. "Afridi i...

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said that he is glad that the selectors have given chance to youngsters for the upcoming ODI series against England. The selectors on Thursday announced the squad for first two matches of the home series starting Oc...

Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Indian skipper MS Dhoni is reaping the fruit of the seeds sown by ex-captain Sourav Ganguly during his stint as captain. In an interview to a news channel, Akhtar, who played under Ganguly in Kolk...

Leading oleochemicals manufacturers VVF Ltd Thursday launched a powder hair dye and hopes to tap the Rs.1,000 crore market for the product in India. ‘The total hair dye market in India is Rs.1,600 crore, of which the powder dye segment is Rs.1,000...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty Sourav Ganguly thinks the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected Tendulkar's proposal not for any cricketing reasons, but because it came from an Indian. Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar sent a letter to ICC chief Haroon L...

Former captain Sourav Ganguly today said he was not much concerned about India's recent debacle in England but warned that M S Dhoni and his boys face real challenge when they tour Australia to play four Tests beginning from December-end. "I am not...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty Speaking to Headlines Today, Sourav Ganguly said, he is a big believer of keeping the tradition of the game and hence wants no change in the 50 over format. Earlier Sachin Tendulkar, had sent an letter to the ICC, suggest...

India's most successful Test skipper Sourav Ganguly says the time is not right for senior players to retire and selectors should not force them to quit the game. "Players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman should decide on their own ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty Sourav Ganguly on the eve of the 5th ODI match between India & England said that Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB), the Bangalore based IPL franchisee owned by Vijay Mallya should be very careful how they handle Virat Kholi. ...

Sourav Ganguly has accepted the post of chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Technical Committee. At yesterday's BCCI AGM, President N Srinivasan said that Ganguly would, subject to his consent, replace outgoing chairman Sunil Gav...

N Srinivasan the president of BCCI said that Sunil Gavaskar has written to the BCCI to be relieved from the post of chairman of technical committee. and hence they now want to appoint Sourav Ganguly for the spot Chairman of BCCI Technical Committee. ...

CARDIFF: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday showered praise on Rahul Dravid and said it was wrong to have dropped him from the ODI team three years ago. Dravid, who led the Indian team in the 2007 World Cup, has been in and out of the ODI ...

By-Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury “Yes. The passion to play is still there. IPL is a domestic league and I still have a couple of years of cricket left in me. Next year, I’ll be ready for the tournament and will also play domestic cricket to get in s...

Former Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly, feels that he has the passion to play cricket for at least a couple more years and will use the domestic circuit to keep himself fit for the Indian Premier League’s fifth installment. The left-hander was one ...

After the close of play of the 2nd ODI of India vs England, Sourav Ganguly reflected upon yet another Indian Loss. Speaking to Harsha Boghle & Sunil Gavaskar at the post match show DADA said, "If I was the Indian Captain, I would definitely play Varun ...

By : Ranajoy Chakrabarty Twitter, the social networking website is the place for all celebrities to connect to their fans directly. But off late there has been a new trend in Twitter, a trend started by the 3rd grade, attention seeking, publicit...

There’s more than something for Team India to cheer about as they head to Rose Bowl for the second match of the five-match ODI series...

KOLKATA: The organisers of the Argentina-Venezuela friendly here have invited former Indian cricket captain and football fan Sourav Ganguly for the much anticipated tie. "We have decided to invite Sourav Ganguly for the match Sep 2 as we all know t...

Sourav Ganguly’s daughter Sana was admitted to a private hospital in Alipore on Wednesday with symptoms of classical dengue. Sana, 10, had been suffering from high fever since Tuesday. “She was admitted around 1pm on Wednesday. We have collected...

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday retained their star-studded cricket development committee led by former India skipper Sourav Ganguly even as it met only twice in previous two seasons with little success. CAB supremo Jagmohan Da...

In a recent interview, the Indian cricketing legend said “I’m done with cricket and I’m very happy about it. I’ve enjoyed my game and I’m enjoying my time in the commentary box.” Sourav will hence be seen in the commentary box speaking his...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Sachin Tendulkar to complete his elusive hundredth international hundred in the forthcoming five-match ODI series against England. Tendulkar was dismissed lbw by Tim Bresnan for 91 on the final day of the...

Happy Birthday Mrs.Dona Ganguly At the age of (3) three she started learning dance from Amala Shankar, wife of world famous Dancer Uday Shankar. It was the turning point of her career when she shifted to Odissi under the guidance of Guru Gir...

Remember we first broke this news three weeks back. Now here is more on it. This will come as a shocker to all those who felt Sourav Ganguly's career as a cricketer was over when he was snubbed by the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Indian Premier League outfi...

London: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was silently thrilled at The Oval on Friday on learning about former nemesis Greg Chappell being sacked from Australia's selection panel. Even as most of the media here were chasing Ganguly for a reaction, I...

Sourav Ganguly has lashed out at Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, for gloating over India’s loss in the Test series. “I think Vaughan has gone completely mad,” Ganguly told Headlines Today. “He needs to show a doctor. If Vaughan is ...

As India struggle to make an impact against England in the third consecutive test, former captain Sourav Ganguly has urged fans and critics to show some patience and insisted that sweeping changes were not needed. “I agree with the criticism, and le...

Sourav Ganguly, one of India's most successful captains, believes his old team sunk to a new low earlier this week. But he has urged fans and critics alike to show them some patience – and insisted that now is not the time to make sweeping changes. ...

“This Indian team is missing Sourav... Look at his performances on the tours in 1996, 2002 and 2007... See the difference he made to the middle-order on each of those tours...”

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly reacted sharply on Sachion Tendulkar’s inconsistency during England tour. In a chat show after the end of the first day play of the third Test at Edgbaston Ganguly said it is shocking to see a big match player lik...

The former India captain, Sourav Ganguly, is not that heartbroken by the ruling out of India’s prime strike bowler, Zaheer Khan, from the remainder of the four-match Test series against England and is hopeful his compatriots will bounce back and draw...

London: The ruling out of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan from the remaining two Tests against England due to injury is a huge blow but India can still bounce back and the draw the series, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly said he expects the ot...

According to the sources of a local Bengali News Channel "Mohua Khobor" the “Engineer of Team India” will be seen as the coach cum captain of Pune Warriors India in IPL 5. Another heroic comeback and also with added responsibilities, The man who ch...

PWI set for resurrection as Dada dons Coach’s Cap. Just as one legendary cricketer bid adieu to IPL this year after managing the coach-player role for the last 3 years, another equally great legend is set to return to IPL-5 with the above mentioned ...

Sourav Ganguly has slammed the team's preparations for the high-profile England tour, saying the amount of cricket being played cannot be used as an excuse for their poor show in the first two Tests. His comments came shortly after MS Dhoni had suggest...

“Sachin Tendulkar hasn’t really got going yet, VVS Laxman has been on and off, the openers have struggled,” he said. “Dravid is the only player who has really batted well.

Former Indian captains Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly slammed Michael Vaughan for kicking up the 'vaseline controversy' unnecessarily, terming the comments by the ex-England skipper as "ridiculous" and aimed at a psychological game against the visit...

Breaking News : With news just in, Sourav Ganguly has finally joined Twitter confirmed by Aaj Tak reporter Vikrant Gupta on Twitter. Also senior Sports Journalist like Mr.Gautam Bhattacharya who is also a close associate of Sourav Ganguly have conf...

He made a symbolic statement that never again would India be the uncomplaining patsies of world cricket. He was also sticking two rigid digits right in the face of Andrew Flintoff, who had done a similar thing when England beat India five months earlier.

Former India captain, Sourav Ganguly, said Zaheer makes a lot of difference to the team. "See what happened in South Africa when Zaheer did not play the first Test. We were a completely changed side with Zaheer playing in the second and third T...

The India-England series kicks off at a venue worthy to host the 2000th Test and the 100th between the two countries. Lord's has always been special and will continue to hold its elite status. There is lot of fanfare before the first Test, but I am sur...

Sourav Ganguly believes there is a good chance that Thursday's opening Test against England ends up as former teammate Sachin Tendulkar's most memorable Lord's Test of his career. Tendulkar is seeking his first Test century at the supposed home of cri...

“There’s no hurry... I can get into administration at any time, but I can’t keep playing forever... Right now, then, I intend playing for another season and will take a call after the 2012 IPL...”

Rani Mukherjee will be seating at the hotseat opposite Sourav Ganguly in “Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti”. Dada requested Rani live on the episode where Amir Khan along with Kiran Rao was the guest over the phone and she agreed. Rani will be shooting...

Today on 12th July 2011, Sourav Ganguly officially launched your favorite website SCGanguly.Com on the sets of Ke Hobey Banglar Kotipoti. The Admins of SCGanguly.Com were present on the sets of Ke Hobey Banglar Kotipoti to present Sourav Ganguly ...

Why should an 'outsider' like Ian Chappell comment on what's good for the team, he asks. Known to be perpetually shy, vice-captain of the Indian cricket team explained, on Saturday, why he had issued a statement against Ian Chappell for allegedly wanti...

Sourav Ganguly, who turned 39 on Friday, had no hesitation in saying that Harbhajan Singh should back himself to claim another 200 Test wickets to add to his 400- wicket tally which he achieved in the Dominica Test against the West Indies on Thursday. ...

It’s a mutual admiration club between Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir Sourav Ganguly is known to share a great camaraderie with his fellow cricketers. Lovingly called Dadi by his teammates, he continues to be popular amongst GenY players. And si...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday reconstituted the Sports Council by inducting former India captain Sourav Ganguly as one of its its vice-chairmen. Ganguly will work alongside former footballers Gouranga Banerjee, Compton Dutta, intern...

Sourav Ganguly was unanimously elected as the general secretary of Barisha Sporting Club at its annual general Meeting on Sunday. “The members had requested Sourav to become the secretary,” Arup Chatterjee said, who was chosen as the working pr...

Reported By : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury According to Mahua Bangla news bureau Indian cricketer and present Kolkata Knight-Ridder captain Gautam Gambhir will be a participant in the quiz show “Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti”, sources says that Gautam ...

It's going to be three years soon since Sourav Ganguly called time on his international career, but there seems to be never a dull moment with him. If it was a case of ‘will he, won't he' in the Indian Premier League (IPL)a few months back, Dada is m...

Sourav Ganguly has welcomed the ICC's decision to make the DRS mandatory for international Tests and ODIs, saying that there would only be more improvements ahead for all the parties involved. Ganguly said that he understood India's reluctance to use t...

Hong Kong, Jun 29 (PTI) Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly today warned the world champions that they will have to prepare well on how to tackle a potent England pace attack if they want to emerge victorious in the Test series starting next month and...

Reported By : Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury Dr.Sourav Ganguly has been invited to the annual ICC meet in Hong-Kong. The chief executive of ICC Mr. Haroon Lorgat invited him and he accepted the invitation as he felt honored to get this. He flew down to Ho...

Reported By : Paranjoy Deb You all must be waiting to see “ The Warrior Prince” back with cricket.?? Right.?? Here is he back once again as a commentator for the tour of India in England.!! We all must be watching him in the reality show “ Ke ...

Sourav Ganguly - “I agree with Zaheer on Chappell, I am relieved truth has come out” For the first Sourav Ganguly comes out about the Greg Chappell episode in a candid interview to espnstar! Sourav Ganguly endorsed what Zaheer Khan said few day...

Mohua Bangla, the Bengali Entertainment Channel, announced the Celebrity Special Episode of ‘Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti’ (KHBK) with actors Hiron and Payel to be telecast on 24th June, 2011. Hiron and Payel will occupy the hot-seat in KHBK on Frid...

KOLKATA: Yuvraj Singh, captain of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors, on Wednesday said Sourav Ganguly's inclusion in the Sahara-owned team was his gesture to pay back the support he had received from the former India captain during th...

That Sourav Ganguly and Aamir Khan go back a long way is not news anymore. The actor had earlier tried to break into the former India captain’s Behala residence in the guise of a fan during his promotional trip for “3 Idiots”. During his rec...

Fever FM has launched season-two of 'Ki Bolchchen Dada' - an audio blog by Sourav Ganguly interacting and sharing anecdotes from his life with fans in Kolkata. The station states that Ki Bolchchen Dada season-one was a huge success and received ...

Kolkata, June 06: Sourav Ganguly on Sunday praised Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for taking Indian cricket to a different level and conveyed his best wishes to the team for the ongoing West Indies tour. Ganguly said Dhoni has made eastern Ind...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said he wants to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years before looking at other cricketing assignments. "I (would) like to play for some more years in IPL. May be after four or five years I ...

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday said he hoped to feature in the next season of the cash-rich league as well. ‘A lot of players moved in to new teams. I have moved to Pune Warriors in the late stage of the tournament. Hope...

Kolkata, June 2 (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today appeared disappointed with the Supreme Court's order quashing his Saltlake plot allotment. Reacting to the Apex Court's order, the left-hander said: "I have put in a lot of money fight...

After an ordinary showing in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday said he hoped to feature in the next season of the cash-rich league as well. "A lot of players moved in to new teams...

Wagh, who played for Pune Warriors this season, was easily the best player from the region in this IPL. He may not have got enough chances with the presence of Alfonso Thomas and Wayne Parnell but he impressed everyone in the limited opportunities he g...

Manoj Tiwary said that former India captain Sourav Ganguly was his inspiration. “I have learnt a lot from Dada. He was my inspiration and he has been motivating me whenever I got to meet him,” said Tiwary said when asked about who he would like t...

According to reports Sourav Ganguly has signed for New Zealand Domestic T20 which starts from January 23. He is willing to play all domestic matches and he needs this type of practice before entering IPL. He will play for Northern District Knights ...

Rahul Sharma Sharma also said it was a dream come true to play along side Sourav Ganguly. "When I was small I imagined that I’d play under Sourav Ganguly, but that couldn’t happen because he is retired. I was very happy when I heard that he’ll ...

They came in droves, anticipating some action, but left scampering for cover. Some die-hard fans stayed on in hope, braving the rain that ultimately ruined the last match of the Indian Premier League at this venue. Rain gods had the last laugh and...

Wellington, May 20: Martin Crowe, widely considered as the finest ever batsman  to have played for New Zealand has announced his comeback to first class cricket. He is 48 and it's been nearly 16 years since he quit from the Test Arena. The legend...

Sourav Ganguly is all set to begin shooting for the Bengali version of " Kaun Banega Crorepati" from June 2. The former India captain couldn't give his dates to the much-talked about show because of his IPL commitments. But now, there's clarity on...

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s golden days may be behind him, but there is no dearth in his popularity in this cricket crazy nation. If the Delhi DareDevils officials are to be believed, the demand for tickets for a match fe...

KOLKATA: Ignored at this year's IPL auctions, former India captain Sourav Ganguly made a dramatic return in the cash-rich league on Tuesday signing for Pune Warriors India in place of an injured Ashish Nehra. "I was approached by them yesterday and ...

Amidst the raging furore generated in Bengal over the exclusion of Sourav Ganguly from the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders, have extended their hand to the former Indian captain, saying that they would be open to have him on board in some capacity. Gang...