10 facts of sourav ganguly on his 51st birthday

10. sourav ganguly has the highest individual score for india cwc history - 183

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9. he is 1 of the 5 players to have 10k runs, 100 wickets & catches in odi cricket

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8. dada led india to series wins against england and australia (First in) 16 & 22 years.

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7. ganguly captained india to their 1st series win at pakistani soil during 2003/04 test series

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6. only the 3rd captain to win a test after follow-on

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5. stood with rahul dravid for the 1st ever 300 run odi partnership

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4. the 51-year old is the 1st batter to win 4 consecutive motm awards in odis

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3. he is the highest scoring indian leftie with 11,363 odi and 7212 test runs

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2. sourav ganguly is the 1st indian to score 100 at australian soil back in 2000

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1. he is among the batters to score full century on test debut

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