Pics : Sourav Ganguly Addresses the Media along with Co Owners of Kolkata franchise of the ISL - April 14

A day after Sourav Ganguly's involvement in Indian football was made official, Sourav, along with business tycoons Harshvardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka Addressed the Media in Kolkata. Here are Some Pics ( Courtesy : PTI ) 


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Pics : An Elated Sourav Ganguly at his Residence post winning Bid for Kolkata in ISL - April 13, 2014

Indian Super League is the big leap forward for Indian football, in terms of visibility and fan following. Sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar and former India captain Sourav Ganguly, actors Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan and John Abraham will be associated as franchise partners for the September-November 2014 tournament to be played across the nation.Here are Pics of Dada at his Residence yesterday. Pics Courtesy : E-Bela & Pratidin

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Sourav Ganguly Most Likely to Sign Contract with Channel 9

Within three years of making his debut as a commentator, Sourav gets an offer from Channel 9. On behalf of Channel 9, Shane Warne gave him this offer. Sourav said if the offer is feasible for him, he is ready to accept. Talks regarding the agreement will be held within few weeks. If both the parties come to a mutual agreement, then Sourav will be commentating the whole India-Australia series starting in December, on channel 9.

Warne had joined channel 9 few months ago. But he has already made a mark among the new generations of commentators in channel 9. The traditional era of commentary that comprised of Bill Lawry, Richie Bennaud and Ian Chappell is on the verge of coming to an end. New generation comprising of Michael Slater, Glenn Mcgrath along with Warne himself. Warne is reportedly very close to the new ownership team of Channel9. He offered Sourav in Dhaka itself while commentating. 

On contacting Sourav, he said, there is a strong chance for him to accept the Channel 9 offer. But it will take time for the agreement to be finalized. He said, he will be commentating on Sky Sports as well on India’s England tour. Dada has already signed the aggrement with Sky Sports. 

Courtesy : ABP 
Translated By : Shrayan Sen

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Live Q & A Session with Sourav Ganguly on Twitter

ICC during every match conducts a Q & A session with cricketing Legends on their ICC Twitter Handle. It was Dada's Turn Yesterday. He Took over the ICC Twitter handle & Answered a few questions. 

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1415 GMT. Only a few clicks away until this legend of Indian Cricket takes over our Twitter account. Send y... https://t.co/5dgogti2Ce
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

Not long to go until our Q&A gets under way with this icon. Tweet your questions to @ICC and use #AskSourav pic.twitter.com/90RsxPFhND
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

ICC Twitter Takeover with Sourav Ganguly starts now! Send through questions to @ICC with hashtag #AskSourav pic.twitter.com/4f7XlYS9Nc
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@Devilshenoy93 not many. As an Indian you cannot afford to be weak against spinners #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@Viratholic outstanding talent. One of the best in the world #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@TearsofCroc I enjoy working with most of them. But Harsha gets the best out of me #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@Devilshenoy93 Kohli, Gayle, DeVilliers. #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@Vimarshmunsif19 @SouravGanguly it is a great feeling seeing her grow up and to spoil her rotten. It is a father's privilege #AskSou
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@RaviKumaravelan I've always said he needs to bat up the order in the top four #AskSou
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@bossitive yes for sure when I get the opportunity #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@Neo_The1 yes, he still has it in him to play for India in all 3 formats #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@dwango169 it has to be @KumarSanga2 and Alastair Cook #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@MohammadFasahat Glenn McGrath #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

.@khaalbro I think @Irelandcricket have most potential as they have been most consistent on the international stage #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

That's the end of our Twitter Q&A with @SouravGanguly. Thanks for your questions #AskSourav
— ICC (@ICC) April 4, 2014

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When Raina & Yuvi Approached Dada in a Swimming Pool in Dhaka

The guy while having tea besides Dhaka's team hotel's swimming pool, nicknamed 'Maharaj'  was surrounded by local people for autographs and taking snaps a while ago.

Yuvraj Singh is Sourav Ganguly's another station's name afterall.When he was the captain, Yuvraj flourished under him only.There was a time when many including  Uttaranchal's selectors voted against the Punjab lad, Yuvraj. They used to say, he's very careless, doesn't abide by rules, no dedication towards cricket, plays a couple of matches and then goes for parties. He can't be taken and captain Sourav went against the entire selection committee and said, i don't know anything, i want yuvraj singh otherwise, here u go, i'm leaving this meeting and won't sign on ur papers. That fav yuvi was having a tough time. Has not been getting runs in Tests and One-Days. Got chucked out of both formats and was already having feeble chances with T20 format too that would also have extinguished forever, if he did not get runs against Australia on Sunday.

Having seen Yuvi among runs finally made ecstatic Dada to reach out to Yuvi near the swimming pool, where he was clad in a towel it was nostalgic to see the two exchange words and tapping each other's backs in admiration

Another lad was just about to dive into the pool.Upon seeing Dada, Suresh Raina rushed to him to discuss about batting.literally, took the 'strike' away from Yuvi. After not getting selected in Asia Cup, Raina had consulted Dada over the phone. He said that he will meet Dada in Kolkata after the T20 world cup to do a special class with him. But, even during the world cup, whenever he's getting a chance, he's discussing with Dada.

Now Over to DADA,

How did you like Yuvraj's batting?

Loved it, planned his innings well, started off slowly and slogged so well in the end.

At one point, captain Sourav had to face criticisms like, pick Sourav and get Yuvraj free.Such was Sourav's support for Yuvi, that even if he didn't score for 2-3 consecutive matches, he wouldn't be dropped.

What was it about Yuvi, that Sourav had such faith on him?

I always felt, Yuvi has special talent,he was a match winner.he has the ability to turn any match around and win it by himself and he has done so in several occasions.he further said, yuvi and dhoni are very strong match-winners in the middle order, once these two set together in, indian batting would flourish

BY : Sumit Ghosh for E-Bela
Courtesy : E-Bela
Translated By : Shibdas Roy
Edited By : Arun Raghavan

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