The former Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguly has announced his retirement plans and also created a controversy. The most successful captain of India, said in a press conference that the Australian series will be his lost series and will hung his boots after that.
He said, he is not part of the ODI and T20 team already and is focusing on Test cricket. He has taken the decision on his own, but because of the humiliation he suffered because of the selectors.
He is the most successful captain of Indian team and had a rough patch with former coach Greg Chappel. During the Indian tour to Zimbabwe, Ganguly came out open and said that, "coach Greg Chappel is asking him to step down." This created controversy and Ganguly was dropped from the team after that.
He came back after that for the world cup and also for the Pakistan series. His innings against South Africa helped India to equal the series.
His ODI Records:
Batting:
Matches Played: 311
Innings Played: 300
Runs Scored: 11,363
Highest Score: 183
100s: 22
50s: 72
Average: 41.02
Bowling:
Matches Played: 311
Innings Bowled: 171
Balls Bowled: 4,561 (760.1 overs)
Runs Given: 3849
Wickets Taken: 100
Best Bowling: 5 for 16
5 wickets: 2
Economy Rate: 5.06
Average: 38.49
His Test Records:
Batting:
Matches Played: 109
Innings Played: 180
Runs Scored: 6,888
Highest Score: 239
100s: 15
50s: 34
Average: 41.74
Bowling:
Matches Played: 109
Innings Bowled: 99
Balls Bowled: 3,117 (519.3 overs)
Runs Given: 1,681
Wickets Taken: 32
Best Bowling in an Innings: 3 for 28
Best Bowling in a Match: 3 for 37
5 wickets in an Innings: 0
10 wickets in a Match: 0
Economy Rate: 3.23
Average: 52.53
As far his test captaincy record his concerned, he lead India in 49 Test Matches with 21 victories, 13 losses and 15 drawn.
Courtesy: Statistics are from www.cricinfo.com
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