Dada was named Man of the Series in the India-Pakistan IndianOil Test Series. He also won the Man of the match in the 3rd Test. Here are some accolades Dada received from colleagues, friends, and rivals alike.

Sourav is a quality player. He is in the best form of his life and I hope he continues his good form during the tour of Australia. - Anil Kumble

It is great fun to play with Sourav. Batting with the man who supported me so much in the past always is great fun and excitement. - Yuvraj Singh 

A fantastic experience. The way Sourav got his maiden double hundred was a treat to watch. I just watched him from the other end in admiration. - Irfan Pathan   

Sourav used the platform to reiterate the importance of experience. There is no substitute to experience. Ganguly has silenced all his critics with his sensational batting. The most difficult thing to do when you are trying to make a comeback is make runs or take wickets. He has set a shining example with such a strong comeback. Ganguly was kept out for 14 months and for no fault of his. It is hard to believe that the team management backed his ouster. He has left many of his detractors embarrassed and hats off to him. I was the coach of the team when he made that hundred on debut at Lord's 11 years ago and I know how passionate he is about his cricket. - Sandeep Patil  

You have proved everybody wrong again. - Sourav's trainer, Chinmoy Roy  

Sourav Ganguly is a very good player and great players always make a comeback strongly. - Salman Butt

A fantastic knock. I thoroughly enjoyed it. He was balance, determination and class combined into one. - To-be coach, Gary Kirsten    

Sheer class. Ever since the South Africa tour, he has been the most solid bat for India. Just look how determinedly he has performed under pressure throughout this year. - Amair Sohail   

Wonderful to see Sourav scoring a double hundred. Rahul, Sachin, Laxman all have double centuries and so he also needed one. IToday as a Bengali, I feel proud. - Selector Pranab Roy  

The never-say-die attitude was clearly the salient feature of Sourav’s innings. Great batsmen have a sense of timing to rise to the occasion when the chips are down. The older he gets, the more beautiful is his batting. There’s a lot to learn from Sourav. - Ramiz Raja  

With the burden of captaincy off his back, Sourav is absolutely relaxed now. Add to this his typical grit and determination. He looks such a marvellous batsman. -  Arun Lal

An absolutely brilliant innings. I cannot express how happy. I have seen him when he was out of the side and he has answered his critics in a befitting manner. This performance indicates his maturity. - Deep Dasgupta

It was a special knock.  He showed a lot of character and mental strength in this innings. I think he has answered his critics. He has once again proved that he is still good enough to play for India. This innings shows his determination, and ability to perform under pressure. - Devang Gandhi

Everybody wanted him to score a hundred in Kolkata and he showed it today… The whole crowd enjoyed and so did we… We have every reason to celebrate. - Dona Ganguly

It's great that he got a century at the Eden. It was a great innings. He played some brilliant shots en route to the 102. We enjoyed a lot seeing him in full flow.  - Snehashish Ganguly

He played really well. I’m sure everybody in Calcutta enjoyed the knock. Sourav must be a relieved man now. He really worked a lot for the century. It was a sedate knock and his innings was quite positive. - Mohammed Azharuddin

It was a brilliant knock, a dream come true for him. He was fighting for his place in the side and it must be a great feeling to have sealed it. - Asif Iqbal

He is living out a fairy-tale at the moment, and nothing he achieves will be a surprise anymore. There are many, me included, who believed Ganguly's time as an international cricketer was over. We owe him an apology and a salute. - Wisden Magazine editor, Sambit Lal