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Monday 24 June 2013

When Sourav Ganguly's Presence almost created a Stampede in Birmingham






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Pics : Sourav Ganguly Hands Over Golden Bat/Ball Award to Dhawan & Jadeja

Explosive left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan won the 'golden bat’ for scoring the most runs in the tournament, after India beat England by five runs in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston here Sunday.Sourav Ganguly handed them the Awards.

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Friday 21 June 2013

INTERVIEW : Sourav Ganguly on India Facing England in the Finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 & Much More

Sourav Ganguly in an Exclusive Interview Talks to Gautham Bhattacharya about Dhoni, Srilanka, Fletcher, Spot Fixing Saga, Doing Well in the Finals, Facing England & His Wish for Team India for the Finals.




CAPTAIN DHONI: He has been excellent throughout this tournament. We can say flawless. There has always been lot of criticisms about his captaincy Overseas But this time its not the case. He was criticised more in the test matches, so he still needs to prove that wrong.

DHONI TAKING THE BALL vs SL: Correct decision. Could have used Kohli as well. A 4th pacer was needed . Moments before dhoni came on to bowl, Nasser told me that dhoni can leave out his keeping gloves and take the ball which obviously happened. He was criticised at lords in 2011 when he bowled But not this time around.

SRILANKA : Their body language surprised me. They were almost shivering in the cold. Dilshan's injury was the turning point. He set up the match for SL initially.And you cannot win matches when you drop so many catches. Dropping Shikhar Dhawan is a crime

RAINA'S SLIP FIELDING: Great decision. There are lots of good fielders in the team now.

ODI WILL BE DOMINATED BY YOUTH?: Too early to comment on that. Let us see more matches.

PLAYING ODI SO WELL IN THE FOREIGN SOIL: We won the Natwest Series without losing a match, Same happened in Colombo in 2002. Rain didnt let us win the champions trophy that time.

RAVINDRA JADEJA: I am getting engrossed in his skill. He is spinning the balll well. Like i said earlier he is a better bowler than Yuvi. Today also saying, Yuvi is better batsmen, jadeja a better bowler.

COACH FLETCHER: His 1st major success. Well done. Has to make the team  well prepared for tougher matches in the next 1.5 yrs

COMEBACK BY TEAM INDIAN AFTER THE SPOT FIXING SCANDAL: The main thing in any tournament is  FORM. India didnt play warm up matches when they toured ENG and AUS last time. This time won both the matches they played. They are able to keep the winning momentum with them


ENGLAND IN THE FINAL: They have to play exceptionally well. Ball will turning more in Birmingham. If the conditions remain same they cant beat India. England needs to prepare a greener wicket to win the finals and if Anderson becomes dangerous its advantage England.


NECESSARY TO DO IN THE FINALS: Play normal cricket. Dont take that extra pressure. There are lots of new guys in the team who have not played a final earlier. And Dhoni is a relaxed man. He is yet to bat in the whole tournament but he is India's No.1 ODI batsman.

LASTLY ON HIS WAY OUT DADA Says, There is a phrase "All Well that Ends Well" Wish Dhoni Finishes the Tournament With a Win.

Courtesy : ABP
Translated by: Shrayan Sen
Edited by: Arun Raghavan

Sourav Ganguly is my favourite Indian Captain: Brian Lara



Mumbai: Among all the Indian captains that he has played against, Sourav Ganguly is the "favourite" of West Indian batting legend and former skipper Brian Lara as he feels his leadership against arch-rivals Australia was "astonishing".

"Sourav is my favourite. His leadership against Australia in Australia was astonishing. I have great respect for him," Lara said at a Dell event on leadership here last night.

Courtesy : PTI

Monday 17 June 2013

INTERVIEW : Sourav Ganguly's Take on India's Performance in CT 2013, Ind-Pak Battle,Dhoni & Much More


Sourav Ganguly's Exclusive INTERVIEW to Gautham Bhattacharya from UK.




Some excited Pak born taxi drivers in birmingham were saying Misbah should be thrown at the canal in this city. Your thoughts?

Hahaha... why ?

They were accusing why should a captain play such a slow innings in a shortened game?

Whenever he came to the crease, wickets were falling on the other side. how can he hit out!

Did u think, saturday's Ind-Pak match would be so much 1-sided esspecially when there were no such pressure on the Pak team?

I knew. Told in a TV show the previous night that they don't have a strong team. Even misbah wouldn't have got chance in the pak team which played 5 yrs ago.What's more shocking is the downfall of the quality of their batsmens.how can a team win with only 170 odd! see shoaib mallik's status, no fifties in last 2 yrs. They have to score runs, but sadly no quality in their batting.

If a one-day team is being made comprising of the players from both the team, which pak players would get a chance in that team?

No batsmen. In bowling dept i will pick junaid and saeed ajmal.

Mohammad Irfan?

No no, there is Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.

Kumar was in your PWI team. how are you looking at his rise?

He bowled well earlier also. Best Bowler in the current tournament. His pace has also increased.

What should kumar do now?

He has to perform like this constantly. Nothing can be achieved in just a one good performance. Did any body think in the last year that sehwag would not get a chance in playing 11? Did any body know that yuvi would be sacked out of the team just 2 yrs after getting the MOS award at the WC 2011?

Can yuvi make a comeback when this team is playing so well?

Yes he can. lots of cricket there in  near future. Tough cricket.

Team is playing so well despite the spot fixing saga, do you think you can find a similarity with your team of 2000, who also played like this in that Champions Trophy despite the fixing scandal?

Yes i find similarity but we had more seniors in our team myself, sachin, dravid, kumble, venkatesh.

That team had too had new guys like Yuvi, Zaheer performed exceedingly well.

That's right. This time too players like Jadeja and Dhawan are very impressive. 

What's the reason behind Dhawan's  blistering form in English conditions?

These are not perfect english conditions.The weather is cloudy, but the wickets are flat and are turning as well.Dhawan has the ability. he has shown it and has a dare devil attitude.Rohit and DK are also batting well.

Whom do you think India would be happy to face in the semis?

Who Team India face in the semi's doesnt matter. The form in which the team is in, no other team is near to it.

ODI'S are being played under new rules. New ball every 25 overs and adding to that seaming conditions. both factors should have gone against India. Inspite of that Team is playing wonderfully well. how?

Form. Form is only making the difference. These players were unable to play well in 2011  but now things have changed. There should be a judging period for a team. This team would get accolades when they play well in 2/3 tournaments.

Anything about Dhoni's captaincy ?

Too good. Excellent.

Is this the Best you've seen Dhoni captain in foreign soil ?

Of course. Most significant part is that dhoni himself is not getting a chance to bat yet team manages to win inspite of he being India's No.1 ODI Batsmen.Good Signs for India.

Courtesy : ABP
Translated By: Shrayan Sen
Edited By: Arun Raghavan




Saturday 8 June 2013

Details of Venues for DADAGIRI Season 4 Auditions


DADAGIRI Season 4 Kickstarts Soon. Here are the Details of Venues & Timings of the Auditions. If incase you havent had a look of the Promo of Seaon 4 featuring Sourav Ganguly - Click Here.











Friday 7 June 2013

Pics : Sourav Ganguly with Fans in United Kingdom - ICC Champions Trophy - 2013

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June 5 - Purple Poppadom Nouvelle Indian Cuisine restaurant in Cardiff



June 7, With a Fan at Edgbaston


With a Fan.









June 16,Cardiff City Centre - Taken By a Fan


June 18, DADA Getting Ready for a Show on AajTak


Cardiff - India vs SriLanka - June 20, 2013



June 22, 2013 - With Fans at an Indian Restaurant in Birmingham




                                                       With Fans - June 23, 2013









                  With a Fan During Semi Final at the Oval.


Wednesday 5 June 2013

Pics: Sourav Ganguly Hosts "Tax Your Brain" Quiz Show - 2013

Starting from the 1st of June, an all new Quiz Show will start on NDTV 24×7.The Quiz, called ‘Tax your Brain’ is supported by the Directorate of Income Tax and is hosted by Sourav Ganguly.The participants of this General Knowledge quiz would be 32 school teams from across the country who have already won 2 prelim rounds of quizzing held countrywide.

Sourav Ganguly would not only be the quiz master but would also be sharing personal anecdotes and answering questions from the kids with a Puppet ‘Tax Guru’.‘Tax Your Brain’ promises to be much more than just another quiz! Every Saturday 7:30 pm and every Sunday 8:30 am

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