Ganguly was born on born July 8, 1972, to Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. He had a luxurious childhood and was known as 'Maharaja'. His brother Snehasish, already a established cricketer of the Bengal cricket team, supported Ganguly's dream to be a cricketer. Thus, his career as a cricketer started early when he was in tenth grade.Later he became popular by the name 'Dada' among his fans. (File Photo | PTI)
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Many complaints regarding his arrogance were reported against him since his childhood. Once, while touring with a junior team, Ganguly refused his turn as a twelfth man as he felt passing drinks to the players and delivering messages did not fit his social status. (File Photo | PTI)
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Ganguly made his cricketing debut in 1989 when he played for Bengal. After playing for Ranji and Duleep trophy, when he got his first break in India's tour to England, he scored 131 runs against England and fixed his spot in the Indian squad. (File Photo | PTI)
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He is regarded as one of the most successful captains and also one of the greatest ODI batsmen. At present he is the 8th highest run scorer in ODIs. He was the third batsman to cross the 10,000 run mark. (File Photo | PTI)
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Ganguly's partnership with Rahul Dravid in 1999 Cricket world cup is still famous as the duo scored 318 runs together which is still the highest overall partnership score in the World Cup history. (File Photo | PTI)
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Ganguly became the captain of the Indian cricket team in 2000. He also became the center of many controversies. Most of the famous controversies were: 1) Taking off his shirt in the final of the 2002 NatWest Series, 2)His dispute with the then Indian team coach Greg Chappell, 3)Showing up late for toss during 2001 test match series against Australia and 4) Rumor about him being romantically involved with South Indian actress Nagma. (File Photo | PTI)
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David Gower was Ganguly's inspiration. As a child he would watch David Gower's batting videos repeatedly and would implement them in his batting. Being a left-handed batsman who scored maximum runs from the off side, Ganguly later came to be known as 'The God of Offside'. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004. (File Photo | PTI)
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At present Ganguly is the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal and the President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India. He is also the co-owner of Atlético de Kolkata, a franchise of the Indian Super League. (File Photo | PTI)
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Ganguly eloped with childhood sweetheart Dona Roy in 1997, right after his successful tour of England. The couple has a daughter, Sana Ganguly. (File Photo | PTI)
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Ganguly during his cricketing career, established himself as one of the world's best ODI batsmen. His shirt that he took off at the final of the NatWest Series, is on display at a store in London. Indian cricket fans surely miss his spunk and his style. We wish Dada a very Happy 47th Birthday. (File Photo | AP)
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