Former India captain Sourav Ganguly to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame | Cricket News

Mumbai: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will be inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame on July 11, TOI has learned.Ganguly will thus join the elite list of Indian cricketers to be inducted into the International Cricket Federation Hall of Fame. Other ICC Hall of Fame members from India include MS DhoniVirender Sehwag, Vinoo Mankad, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishen Singh Bedi and former India women’s team captain Diana Edulji.Incidentally, on Wednesday (July 8), which coincides with Ganguly’s 54th birthday, the makers of Ganguly’s biopic Dada unveiled the first look of the film, Rajkumar Rao in the titular character. Rao celebrated by waving his jersey after India won the 2002 NatWest Bank Series final against England at Lord’s. A shirtless Ganguly waving the India jersey before running onto the field remains one of the most iconic moments in Indian cricket.Minutes after the poster was unveiled, Ganguly shared the poster on his social media account and reacted to RajKummar Rao’s look. Calling it the “best gift ever”, he said, “Best gift ever! Can’t wait to see you play my cover! @rajkummar_rao.”Ganguly is a famous former Indian captain and cricketer who later became BCCI The current president of Bangladesh Cricket Association, Bangladesh Cricket Association, has scored 7212 runs in 113 Tests, including 16 centuries, and 11363 runs in 311 ODIs, including 22 centuries, while also taking 132 wickets with his useful medium pace. Ganguly remains one of the best run-getters in ODI cricket. A staple in one-day cricket, he formed a very successful opening partnership with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.Known as the “Oss God” for his amazing cover-breaking abilities, Ganguly is widely regarded as one of India’s greatest and classy batsmen and captains, even dismissing the great former Australian captain Steve Waugh in the iconic 2001 Test series!When he took over as captain of the Indian team in 2000, the team was emerging from a dark, bleak phase of match-fixing that was probably the worst in its history. However, Ganguly was praised for his aggressive tactics, bringing together a host of world-class cricketers such as Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to inspire India to victory in overseas Test matches. Under Ganguly, India tied for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002, reached the 2003 ODI World Cup final in South Africa, triumphed in the Test series in England, won a historic Test series in Pakistan in 2004 and ended Australia’s 16-match winning streak in Kolkata in one of the greatest comebacks in Test history.