Full name: Sourav Chandidas Ganguly

    Date of birth: 08 July 1973

    Age: 34 years

    Place of birth: Calcutta (now Kolkata), India

    Speaks: English, Hindi, and Bengali fluently

    Schools attended: St. Xavier's, Calcutta

    Degree: MBA, St. Xavier's

    Zodiac sign: Cancer

    Occupation: Former captain and player of the Indian team

    Major Teams: Bengal, India, ACC Asian XI, Lancashire and Glamorgan (England)

    ODI debut: India vs. West Indies at Brisbane, World Series, 1991/1992

    Test debut: India vs. England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996

    Batting style: Left hand bat

    Bowling style: Right arm medium

    Height: 5'11''

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    Family: Parents - Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly

   Sibling (s) - Brother Snehashish Ganguly

   Wife - Dona Roy

   Children - Daughter Sana (born Nov 3, 2001)

    Greatest influences: Dad, Debu Mitra (coach), and cricketers Ravi Shashtri and Azharuddin

    Address: 2/6 Biren Roy Road

                    Behala, Kolkata - 700 008

                    West Bengal, India

    Martial status: Happily married to Dona Roy

    Shoe size: 10

    Car: Red Mercedes convertible

    Mentor: Father, Chandi Ganguly

    Favorite sport: Cricket and Soccer

    Favorite cricketers: Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, and Steve Waugh

    Favorite sportswoman: Steffi Graff

    Favorite actor: Amitabh Bachchan, SRK, Abhishek Bachchan, and Soumitra Chatterjee

    Favorite actress: Aishwariya Rai and Raveena Tandon

    Favorite Soccer player: Brazillian soccer player, Pele

    Favorite Tennis player: Pete Sampras and Leander Paes

    Favorite movie: Sholay (Hindi)

    Favorite foods: Biryani, Alu Posto and Chingri Macher Malaikari (Bengali dishes), Black Dal

    Favorite holiday: London and Darjeeling

    Favorite city: Calcutta and London

    Favorite author: Satyajit Ray

    Favorite car: Mercedes convertible

    Cricket philosophy: Look at someone who has a lot to learn. Be different and prove your

                                     critics wrong       

    Philosophy in life: Be a good human being

    Most relaxing thing to do: Watch his wife do a dance routine

    Best moment: Daughter Sana's birth

    Hates most about himself: Gets excited too quickly

    Most embarrassing moment: Dancing with Hrithik Roshan for the Hero Honda advertisement

    Impressed with: Steve Waugh's never-say-die attitude, and Rahul Dravid's attitude to life

    Most valued cricket gear: First Test cap and first bat

    Most prized possession: Daughter Sana

    Batting strategy: Take ten runs at a time