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Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is well known as God of off-side by Indian head coach Rahul David, turns 51 today..
The left-handed batter made many spectacular contributions in the field of cricket and continues to do so as Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals' Director of Cricket...
In the 1999 World Cup, Ganguly played a knock of 183 runs against Sri Lanka and was involved in a 318-run partnership with Rahul Dravid. 3) Ganguly was appointed the captain of the side when the Team India camp got trapped in a match-fixing scandal in 2000..
The Australian team, captained by Steve Waugh, challenged India to follow on in the series, but VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid staged one of the greatest comebacks in Indian cricket history. . 5) Ganguly's most memorable moment was definitely when he stripped off his shirt on the Lord's balcony, when India famously beat England from the jaws of defeat in the Natwest Trophy finals in 2002..
The Test series triumph was India's first on Pakistani soil. 7) In addition, Ganguly also had a memorable spat with then-coach Greg Chappell in 2005-6, after the 'Prince of Kolkata' was left out of the Team India squad..
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