Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Saurav Dada - The Bengal Tiger

A Tribute to a Soldier who wanted to fight but was forced to withdraw


I am not going to argue upon the matter whether he should have been dropped or not in such a bad way as it has happened. I don’t think this way of departure from a Cricket Team for a Captain happened in any of the countries. It was rather a pre-mature Retirement but in a shameful manner for a person who has such a tremendous record and has a unique style of captaining. 


I am going to share Ganguly’s contribution in all forms of Cricket and show you that in all those areas he is in top 10. Now let you all decide what he deserved and in what manner! Most ODI Runs: Ganguly was at number 4 when he retired hurt from Cricket on the bowling of Chappel 1. S R Tendulkar At number one is S R Tendulkar with 359 matches, 350 innings, 33 times not out, 14009 runs, 44.19 average, 39 hundreds, 71 fiftees, strike rate of 85.93 with highest score as 186 not out and 107 catches held. 2. Inzamam-Ul-Haq At number two, Inzy has played 352 matches, 327 innings, 49 times not out, 11157 runs, 40.03 average, 10 hundreds, 82 fiftees, strike rate of 74.48 with highest score as 137 not out and 103 catches held. 3. Sanath T Jayasuriya At number three, Jayasuriya has played 351 matches, 342 innings, 15 times not out, 10481 runs, 32.05 average, 19 hundreds, 59 fiftees, strike rate of 89.10 with highest score as 189 and 105 catches held. 4. S C Ganguly At number four is our victim with 279 matches, 270 innings, 21 times not out, 10123 runs, 40.65 average, 22 hundreds, 60 fiftees, strike rate of 73.79 with highest score as 153 not out and 156 catches held. MOST ODI RUNS: ODI Highest Individual Scores:  Ganguly at no. 7 1. Saeed Anwar: 194 runs, Pakistan vs. India at Chennai, Independence Cup, 1996-97 2. I V A Richards: 189 not out, West Indies vs. England at Manchester, Texaco Trophy, 1984 3. S T Jayasuriya: 189 runs, SriLanka vs. India at Sharjah, Champions Trophy, 2000-01 4. G. Kirsten: 188 not out, South Africa vs. UAE at Rawalpindi, World Cup, 1995-96 5. S R Tendulkar: 186 not out, India vs. New Zealand at Hyderabad, 2nd ODI, 1999-2000 series. 6. M S Dhoni: 183 not out, India vs. SriLanka at Jaipur, 3rd ODI, 2005-06 series. 7. S C Ganguly: 183 runs, India vs. SriLanka at Taunton, World Cup, 1999 ODIs - 1000 Runs in a Calendar Year: Ganguly at no. 2 & 6 1. S R Tendulkar: In 1998, 34 Matches, 33 Innings, 4 times Not Out, 1894 Runs, Highest Score 143, Average 65.31, 9 Hundreds 2. S C Ganguly: In 1999, 41 Matches, 41 Innings, 3 times Not Out, 1767 Runs, Highest Score 183, Average 46.50, 4 Hundreds 3. Rahul Dravid: In 1999, 43 Matches, 43 Innings, 5 times Not Out, 1761 Runs, Highest Score 153, Average 46.34, 6 Hundreds 4. S R Tendulkar: In 1996, 32 Matches, 32 Innings, 2 times Not Out, 1611 Runs, Highest Score 137, Average 53.70, 6 Hundreds 5. Saeed Anwar: In 1996, 36 Matches, 36 Innings, 5 times Not Out, 1595 Runs, Highest Score 115, Average 51.45, 3 Hundreds 6. S C Ganguly: In 2000, 32 Matches, 32 Innings, 4 times Not Out, 1579 Runs, Highest Score 144, Average 56.39, 7 Hundreds ODIs - Most Sixes in Career : Ganguly at no. 3 1. Shahid Afridi: 217 Matches, 208 Innings, Not Out 9 times, Runs 4782, Highest Score 109, Average 24.03, 100s 4, Strike Rate 108.38, 6s 214, 6s per Inning 1.02 2. S T Jayasuriya: 351 Matches, 342 Innings, Not Out 15 times, Runs 10481, Highest Score 189, Average 32.05, 100s 19, Strike Rate 89.10, 6s 199, 6s per Inning 0.58 3. S C Ganguly: 279 Matches, 270 Innings, Not Out 21 times, Runs 10123, Highest Score 183, Average 40.65, 100s 22, Strike Rate 73.79, 6s 168, 6s per Inning 0.62 ODIs - Most 50s in Career (including 100s): Ganguly at no. 3 1. S R Tendulkar: 359 Matches, 350 Innings, 100s 39, 50s 71 2. Inzamam-ul-Haq: 352 Matches, 327 Innings, 100s 10, 50s 82 3. S C Ganguly: 279 Matches, 270 Innings, 100s 22, 50s 60 at no. 4 is S T Jayasuria and no. 5 is B C Lara due to limitation of space i am continuing in comments