Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly assured the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) that he will return to the state in November to coach the Under-16 and Under-19 teams. Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) secretary Sourav Dasgupta confirmed the news stating that Ganguly would coach the teams in November 2015. The 43-year-old is currently part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) advisory committee, along with former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.
Ganguly, India’s second most successful skipper in history, has revealed in the past that he would like to like coach the Indian national team in the future.
Sourav Ganguly - Interesting Facts
- Sourav Ganguly is regarded as one of India’s most successful captains in modern times.
- Ganguly was the 3rd person in history to cross the 10,000 run landmark, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq.
- Currently, he is the 5th highest run scorer in One Day Internationals.
- Ganguly joined the Kolkata Knight Riders team as captain for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament in 2008
- Ganguly is currently holding the post of the member of the Indian Premier League governing council.
- The left-handed Ganguly was a prolific One Day International (ODI) batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit.
- Sourav Ganguly earned 31 ODI Man of the Match Awards.
- He is famously referred as DADA by his fans.
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