Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly at The Telegraph Schools Chess Championship Down the Years - 96/99/08/15

Iconic Sourav Ganguly was the chief guest at the 25th edition of The Telegraph Schools’ Chess Championship, at Gorky Sadan, on Tuesday ( July 7). The former India captain has graced the occasion thrice before. Pictures below are a recollection of those events: 1. With 1996 winner Homarghya Hom Roy; 2. With 1999 champion Saptarshi Roy and 3. With Girish Kaushik in 2008. 

IM Diptayan Ghosh received the winner’s trophy from Dada for 2015.


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Exclusive Pics + Articles : When Eden Gardens Booed Team India & Cheered SA for DADA - Nov 25, 2005

A failed date with Sourav Ganguly saw a miffed Eden Gardens jeering at every Indian failure as South Africa rattled the hosts in Kolkata

In walked Sachin Tendulkar, warmly greeted by the 75,000 odd spectators, awaiting a brilliant innings. But he let down the crowd, which was seen booing again as captain Rahul Dravid walked in. As 'The Wall' struggled and the Indian batting fell apart brick by brick, the crowd was getting more restless, irritated and disturbed at the absence of their favourite son of the soil. 
Rohit Dutta, a spectator, said, ''Sourav is being missed sorely. He carries so much pressure on him. He could have stemmed the rot.'' Another fan Sujoy Saha was more pragmatic, ''Okay Sourav has been kept out. But is the team doing any better without him here?'' Black arm bands, head gears and banners of 'Bring back Dada' were aplenty and so was the emotion of a sports loving community that was protesting the exclusion. 

In the meantime India were skittled to 188 and the giant screen showed a Ranji update of Sourav's 159 in Bengal's 378. The crowd erupted in a rapture to hail the all-round comeback of Sourav. Paper Articles Courtesy : TOI

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly & Team Interact with Orphan Children at a function in Chennai - Oct 16, 2004

Dada,Rahul & Parthiv Met Children from Sivananda Orphanage at Taj in Chennai. It was a Great evening for the Children. Read the Story here : Meeting their heroes


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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly at a Press conference to unveil Sourav's The Food Pavilion - Sep 27, 2004

Sourav Ganguly to speaks the media after announcing the opening of the city's first multiplex restaurant, Sourav's — The Food Pavilion, to be inaugurated on October 19.

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid Joint Presser Before Leaving for Pakistan - March 10, 2004

Before leavin for the All important tour of Pakistan Ganguly(C) & Dravid (VC) Addressed the Presser in Delhi on March 10th. 

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly unveils ICC World Cup 2003 in Delhi - Nov 29, 2002

Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly with former captain Ravi Shastri were present at the unveiling of the cricket World Cup in Delhi on Nov 29.

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly Joins Indian Team in Delhi to leave for Pakistan - Jan 7, 2006

In the most anticipated meeting, the Indian selection committee took the most expected decision by including former captain Sourav Ganguly for the Test series to Pakistan. Dada landed in Delhi to join other Members of the Indian Team to leave for Pakistan.

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly, Gavaskar, Harsha & Boycott at "ESPN Cricket Show" Shoot - Sep 25, 2003

Saurav flew into Delhi  from Kolkata for the "ESPN Cricket Show" film shoot featuring Sunil Gavaskar, Geoff Boycott and Harsha Bhogle at a Noida film studio.Pics from the Press Conference

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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly at the 'ESPN Cricket Show ' Launch Press Conference in Kolkata - Sep 15, 2003

India skipper Sourav Ganguly has joined forces with sports network ESPN-STAR Sports to present a cricket show, thereby becoming the first playing captain of a national side to anchor a cricket programme. The weekly programme, 'ESPN Cricket Show', beginning September 26, will provide an innovative package, which includes on-pitch excitement and interactive analysis of the week's cricket by experts.


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Exclusive Pics : Sourav Ganguly at the ICC Press Conference in Delhi - Jan 19, 2005

The International Cricket Council filled a major void , with the launch of its official player ranking system here. The ICC’s first ever official players ranking system here. The ICC’s first ever official players ranking would complement its existing Test and one-day international team championships and the three concepts would be sponsored by consumer giants LG Electronics.Dada, Gavaskar, Cheeka & Malcom Speed were Present

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