Sourav’s parents gave him the nickname, ‘Maharaj’ which means ‘Prince’. Probably they knew the fact, their son was born to lead.
Sourav replaced his elder brother Snehashish in the Bengal Ranji Trophy team.
The Ganguly’s are one of the richest families in the ‘City of Joy’, Kolkata.
Sourav was a huge football fan in his childhood (still he is), and actually football was his first love!
Sourav made his debut against West Indies at Brisbane in 1992 but was consequently dropped from the side because of his rumoured ‘attitude’ problems.
Sourav Ganguly's ton at Lord's Cricket ground was the highest score(131) by a batsman on debut at the ground.
Mohammad Azharuddin was Ganguly’s first international captain, but it is lesser known that Ganguly was Azharuddin’s last international captain
Sourav eloped with childhood sweetheart Dona Roy a week after the successful tour of England.
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