Varun Dhawan wishes 'Dada' Sourav Ganguly on his 48th birthday; gushes 'No guts no glory'

Popularly known as 'Dada', 'Prince of Calcutta', 'God of the Off-Side' and the 'King of Comebacks', Sourav Ganguly has turned 48 today, i.e. July 7, 2020. Thus, heartfelt birthday wishes from all across the country started pouring in on social media for the former Captain of the Indian cricket team. One among the many is the Dishoom actor Varun Dhawan, who wished 'Dada' on his birthday by reminiscing India's 2002 Natwest series win against England and Ganguly's iconic Lord's balcony moment.

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Varun says 'No guts no glory' as he wishes 'Dada' on his birthday

Earlier today, Varun Dhawan took to Instagram to wish the former captain of India, Sourav Ganguly on his 48th birthday by reminiscing the good old Natwest series days. The Judwaa 2 actor shared the photograph of Ganguly's iconic Lord's balcony moment wherein he's seen shirtless, waving his T-shirt to celebrate the glorious victory of the Men In Blue against England in 2002. Sharing the picture on his Instagram handle, a fanboy Varun Dhawan penned a heartfelt caption which read,

2002 Natwest series win in lords @souravganguly
This image is etched in my memory forever. Conquering on foreign soil. No guts no glory #happybirthdaydada

Can never forget that @mohammadkaif87 and @yuvisofficial partnership

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Check out the IG post below:

In a media interaction, Sourav Ganguly had said that, according to him, the 2002's Natwest tri-series triumph against England at the 'Mecca of Cricket', Lord's cricket ground was one of the greatest matches that he has been a part of. When all the hopes had vanished in thin air for the Men In Blue, Zaheer Khan had hit the winning runs in the final over. Later, a delighted Ganguly was on cloud 9 as he had started celebrating by waving his T-shirt at the Lord's balcony. 

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A lot of Indian cricketers also took to social media to wish 'Dada' on his birthday including Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman and Mohammed Kaif to name a few. While Tendulkar expressed writing, "Happy birthday Dadi! Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead", Mohammad Kaif wrote, From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here’s wishing my favourite captain & mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada #HappyBirthdayDada". Check out some of the birthday wishes by Indian cricketers below:

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