Sourav Ganguly openly announces his biggest regret
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Former Indian captain and veteran left-handed batter Sourav Ganguly, in a recent talk with PTI, revealed he regrets missing out on several well-deserved hundreds in his career.
The Indian star, on being asked about what advice he would give to his old self, the former captain, stealthily replied, "I missed a lot of hundreds, I should have scored more. Too many 90s and 80s."
This clearly showed how much remorse Sourav Ganguly has for having missed those hundreds after being dismissed several times in the 80s and 90s. Going by statistics, Ganguly was dismissed a shocking 30 times in the range of runs between 80 to 99.
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Sourav Ganguly claimed he loves watching his old self play
In the talk session, Ganguly revealed how much he loves to watch his own old innings. It seems the stylish left-hander loves witnessing his wide array of shots and is a fan of his own stroke play.
"I see my (batting) videos when I am alone. When my wife is away because Sara lives in London. I go to YouTube and watch and say, 'Arre fir 70 pe out ho gaya' (Gosh, I got out for 70 in this also), should have scored a hundred. But you can't change it," to quote the former Indian captain.
The repeated watching of his old games made him realize his flaws in the innings back when he was dismissed short of his hundred. Had Sourav Ganguly been able to revisit his playing days, he would have surely rectified his wrongs to his best.
A brief visit to Sourav Ganguly's glorious career
Born in a Bengali family, Sourav Ganguly is among the very few big names in the game from the land of Bengal. He made his international debut back in 1992. Ganguly played his first ODI against the West Indies in 1992.
Known for his flamboyant nature of hitting shots at full flow, Sourav made his debut in the limited-overs format much before his Test debut in 1996.
In a career spanning over 16 years and a controversial exit in 2008, Ganguly went on to play in 311 ODI matches and 113 Test matches in his career. He was also one of India's most reforming captains, as it was under his captaincy that India reached the finals of an ICC World Cup in 2003, 20 years after winning it in 1983.
A star batter in the ODIs, Ganguly acquired a record 11,363 runs in his ODI career. This remains the 9th most runs scored in the format to date. Sourav Ganguly was the third player in cricket history to reach 10000 ODI runs, after Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-Ul-Haq. He also picked up 132 wickets in his career across Test and One-Day cricket.
Ganguly was widely known for his great leadership
Sourav Ganguly is often regarded as a revolutionary skipper in Indian cricket history. Widely known for his special antics, aggression on the field, and ability to recognize a wide array of talents. It was during his period that the Indian team started to appear as a firm opposition to the giants of world cricket.
He was widely known to have set the landmark changes in Indian men's cricket, winning the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and playing the finals of the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, the 2003 ICC World Cup, and more. Ganguly was a fearless captain in Test cricket in front of mighty oppositions like Australia and England.
After having stepped down from professional cricket, Sourav Ganguly also did a commendable job as the BCCI president, which included a landmark call to promote women's cricket domestically across India.
