Sourav Ganguly made 1992 debut in Australia by incredibly replacing THIS ex-India captain

Sourav Ganguly is widely regarded as one of finest captains India has ever produced. Apart from his bold leership abilities, former cricketer was also a prolific run-scorer with bat. Ganguly me his international debut back in 1992 when he was d just 19. He represented Indian team in 113 Tests and 311 ODIs until he anunced his retirement in 2008.

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A throwback to Sourav Ganguly debut match

Indian team, under leership of Mohamm Azharuddin, toured Australia for a Benson and Hedges World Series between December 1991 and January 1992. It was a triangular tournament involving West Indies and hosts Australia as remaining two teams. Sourav Ganguly me his international debut in ninth match of series against West Indies at Brisbane. Interestingly, he was selected into playing XI as a replacement for former Indian captain Ravi Shastri. Shastri and Ganguly have h a turbulent relationship over years, with former accusing latter of disrespecting him in 2016 over selection of Indian team's he coach, leing to both men commenting on each or on various occasions on media platforms.

Sourav Ganguly debut match was highlighted by a superlative batting performance from ne or than ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar. After winning toss and batting first, ‘Men in Blue’ could only put toger 191 on board. Sourav Ganguly himself was dismissed for just 3 and entire batting order, barring Sachin Tendulkar's 77, collapsed in front of West Indies bowlers. While India ended up losing match by six wickets, thus began a glorious 16-year journey for talented left-handed batsman.

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Sourav Ganguly’s career in numbers

Across his 113 Test and 311 ODI appearances for Team India, Sourav Ganguly aggregated 7,212 and 11,363 runs respectively in both formats. He registered 38 international centuries and 107 half-centuries in process. With a ball in hand, he took 132 wickets across formats with two ODI five-wicket hauls. As a captain, Sourav Ganguly led India to final of 2003 World Cup in South Africa, where y lost to Australia.

Sourav Ganguly beyond cricket field

Even after retirement, Sourav Ganguly has been in continuous association with game, albeit as a cricket ministrator. He is currently serving as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he was appointed to role in October 2019. Previously, Sourav Ganguly was President of CAB between 2015 and 2019.

On or hand, Ravi Shastri, who has excelled as a media personality, remains India's he coach.

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