CRICKETERS CHILDHOOD&FAMILY PHOTO:
V.V.S LAKSHMAN:
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Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (born 1 November 1974), commonly known as V.V.S. Laxman, is a former Indian cricketer. Laxman represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket and has played for Lancashire in English county cricket. He was the captain of the Deccan Chargers team in the Indian Premier League in its first year before being replaced by Adam Gilchrist for the next year. In 2011, Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India
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On the day of Retirement |
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An Historic innings of 281 |
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Young Laxman |
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Teenage Laxman |
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Laxman Childhood with Brother |
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v.v.s lakshma at the moment of 100 |
Sourav Ganguly:
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (
born 8 July 1972), affectionately known as
Dada (meaning elder brother) is a former
Indian cricketer and captain of the
Indian national team. Currently, he is a cricket commentator and President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India.
Born into an affluent
Brahmin family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother
Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times.
He started his career by playing in state and school teams. Currently, he is the 5th highest run scorer in
One Day Internationals (ODIs) and was the 3rd person in history to cross the 10,000 run landmark, after
Sachin Tendulkar and
Inzamam Ul Haq. In 2002, the
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the sixth greatest ODI batsman of all time, next to
Viv Richards,
Sachin Tendulkar,
Brian Lara,
Dean Jones and
Michael Bevan.
After playing in different Indian domestic tournaments, such as the
Ranji and
Duleep trophies, Ganguly got his big-break while playing for
India
on their tour of England. He scored 131 runs and cemented his place in
the Indian team. Ganguly's place in the team was assured after
successful performances in series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and
Australia, winning the
Man of the Match awards. In the
1999 Cricket World Cup, he was involved in a partnership of 318 runs with
Rahul Dravid, which remains the highest overall partnership score in the World Cup tournament history.
Due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players of the team, and for his poor health, Indian captain
Sachin Tendulkar
resigned his position, and Ganguly was made the captain of the Indian
cricket team. He was soon the subject of media criticism after an
unsuccessful stint for
county side Durham and for taking off his shirt in the final of the 2002
Natwest Trophy. He led India into the
2003 World Cup
final, where they were defeated by Australia. Due to a decrease in
individual performance, he was dropped from the team in the following
year. Ganguly was awarded the
Padma Shri
in 2004, one of India's highest civilian awards. He returned to the
National team in 2006, and made successful batting displays. Around this
time, he became involved in a dispute with Indian team coach
Greg Chappell over several misunderstandings. Ganguly was again dropped from the team, however he was selected to play in the
2007 Cricket World Cup.
Ganguly joined the
Kolkata Knight Riders team as captain for the
Indian Premier League Twenty20
cricket tournament in 2008. The same year, after a home Test series
against Australia, he announced his retirement from international
cricket. He continued to play for the
Bengal
team and was appointed the chairman of the Cricket Association of
Bengal's Cricket Development Committee. The left-handed Ganguly was a
prolific
One Day International (ODI) batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit. He is one of the most successful Indian
Test
captains to date, winning 21 out of 49 test matches.Sourav Ganguly is
the most successful Indian test captain in overseas with 11 wins.
An aggressive captain, Ganguly is credited with having nurtured the
careers of many young players who played under him, and transforming the
Indian team into an aggressive fighting unit.
He was awarded with the Banga Bibhushan Award on 20 May 2013.
Sourav Ganguly is undoubtedly the person who changed the attitude and
color of Indian team approach towards cricket. He is one of the best
captains in the world cricket and hailed as "King of off side". Team
members and bengalis call him "Dada".
Some rare pictures of the Royal Bengal Tiger
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