Toiling hard in the domestic ground and then playing for the country, and now becoming a BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly’s journey has been admirable to its length and breadth. Former Indian cricketer has wholeheartedly dedicated his life to the gentleman’s game – cricket. Taking to Twitter, Ganguly reminisced about his good old days when he made the Test debut for India at Lord’s.
Remembering his Test debut game, Ganguly shared the picture on his official Instagram handle. He also captioned the picture as ‘Fantastic memories’.
While the former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was quick to troll his senior. He hilariously commented on the picture which had a logo of the Getty Images.
“Dada logo to hata lo! You are BCCI President now please be professional,” wrote Yuvraj.
About the picture shared by Sourav Ganguly:
Ganguly first made the debut in 50-over format but due to a dip in form, he was released from the team. However, he worked hard in the domestic circuit before becoming the cynosure of all eyes. Thus, the left-hand batsman was called back to the Test team.
Alongside Rahul Dravid, Ganguly played the maiden Test against England in 1996. In his debut Test match, he scored a century on debut at Lord’s.
Whereas, Ganguly’s 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the iconic ground.
Moreover, in the consecutive match, he scored another century thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings.
Therefore, the above picture posted by Ganguly is very close to the heart of the former cricketer. After his sensational debut, he gained a permanent place in Tests. Ganguly went on to play 113 Tests, 311 ODIs and scored 7212 and 11363 runs respectively.
Currently, he holds the most privileged post of BCCI as its supremo. Ganguly, in the new role, is giving his best to take the Indian cricket to new heights.