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Dhoni is world’s top earning cricketer: Forbes

By thedarknight ⋅ September 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has topped the list of world’s 10 top earning cricketers compiled by Forbes, which also features four other players from the sub-continent — Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. Raking in USD 10 million, Dhoni is at the top of the chart followed by Tendulkar at the [...]

Wright in line for KKR job

By thedarknight ⋅ June 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Kolkata Knight Riders’ hunt for a new coach is likely to end soon. Team bosses are to meet in Mumbai on July 20 to take a final call. Having terminated John Buchanan’s contract earlier this month along with his entire team of support staff, Shah Rukh Khan’s franchise has now picked up the probable names [...]

Ganguly begins TV stint with T20 World Cup

By thedarknight ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s most successful captain Sourav Ganguly is set to herald the start of a new innings behind the microphone post-retirement after he was signed by ESPN STAR Sports as an expert analyst for the ICC World Twenty20, commencing in England on Saturday. Ganguly will be part of an ESPN STAR Sports commentary panel including the [...]

McCullum named Knight Riders captain

By thedarknight ⋅ April 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has replaced Sourav Ganguly as skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders for their first match. According to reports received here, McCullum will lead the side for the initial games. The Knight Riders team management, however, will make the news official later on Friday. Ganguly, who led the team in the [...]

KKR to announce final squad, captain in SA

By thedarknight ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Apparently fearing a public outrage after Sourav Ganguly was stripped of sole captaincy role, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday said they will announce their skipper and squad for the Indian Premier League second season in South Africa and not in Kolkata. After the six-day training camp concluded here today, KKR Director of Cricket Operations [...]

Ganguly may step down as KKR captain

By thedarknight ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A change of guard is in the offing in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp. Sources say Sourav Ganguly is unwilling to carry on as captain of the team and could step down. The man who is tipped to replace him is New Zealand’s wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon MCCullum. The Knight Riders management has spoken to McCullum about [...]

Ganguly dropped as Knight Riders skipper

By thedarknight ⋅ March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan has dropped Sourav Ganguly as “fixed” captain of the IPL team for the Twenty20 tournament to be held in South Africa from April 18. The team will have four captains, team coach John Buchanan announced on Wednesday in Kolkata. He said the decision to have multiple captains has nothing [...]

Uncertainty over Ganguly as Knight Riders Captain

By thedarknight ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In a surprise announcement, Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday said they were “still discussing the issue of captaincy”, hinting at uncertainty over star cricketer Sourav Ganguly continuing as the leader of the team in the second season. KKR coach John Buchanan told reporters they were still discussing about the team skipper for the high-profile event, [...]

I am still good to play for India: Ganguly

By thedarknight ⋅ February 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sourav Ganguly might have walked into the sunset of his cricketing career, but the former India captain said on Monday that he is still good enough to play both forms of the game at the international level for at least a year. Asked if he is still good enough for international cricket at 36 years [...]

Ganguly to pick cheerleaders for KKR

By thedarknight ⋅ January 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who is popularly known as the Prince of Kolkata, will pick new cheerleaders for his Indian Premier League team, the Kolkata Knight Riders. Ganguly is all set to make his small screen debut in Shahrukh Khan’s show, Knights and Angels. But unlike other cricketers he will not be seen participating, [...]

Too early to call India no.1 : Ganguly

By thedarknight ⋅ January 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sourav Ganguly said Thursday it would be “a bit too early” to rank Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men as world’s number one team as it still needs to prove itself overseas. The former captain said India had a very good team but the “real test” would come when they play well abroad where the conditions are [...]

I know how hard life is: Ganguly

By thedarknight ⋅ December 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Admitting that cricket has taught him “how hard life is”, Sourav Ganguly said it’s time to give something back to the game as he embarks on a new innings in life. “My life will begin now. I don’t miss cricket anymore. There are lots of things to do in life. I come from a business [...]

Ganguly retires from First Class cricket

By thedarknight ⋅ December 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

“I don’t miss playing cricket anymore,” Sourav Ganguly said as he bid farewell to first class cricket today, a month after retiring from international cricket. The former India captain, who quit international cricket after playing in the November 6-10 final Test against Australia in Nagpur, volunteered to play for Bengal in the Ranji Plate semifinal [...]

Dravid gets Ganguly’s backing

By thedarknight ⋅ December 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Rahul Dravid’s prolonged lean patch seems to have become a national obsession but the Karnataka middle-order batsman found an ally in former India skipper Sourav Ganguly who rubbished claims that the ‘Wall’ is showing signs of vulnerability. “Dravid is a great cricketer with lot of maturity. It will be wrong to say that it’s over [...]

Ganguly to join BCCI Technical Committee

By thedarknight ⋅ November 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has been nominated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Technical Committee. Ganguly has been nominated to the BCCI Technical Committee, a release from the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said on Thursday. The former India captain retired from international cricket just after the recently concluded home series [...]

Yuvraj front runner for Ganguly’s place: Srikkanth

By thedarknight ⋅ November 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India’s national selectors, has backed Yuvraj Singh to take the Test middle-order spot vacated by Sourav Ganguly, the former captain who has retired. Yuvraj made two consecutive match-winning hundreds (138* and 118) against England in the first two ODIs of the seven-match series over the last five days, and also [...]

India v Australia, 4th Test: Review

By thedarknight ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India beat Australia 2-0 and regained the Border Gavaskar Trophy in style and this heralds a new world order in world cricket. Australia are no more the dominant force that they were once. It is now very clear that Ricky Ponting is an ordinary captain who squandered the chance to win a test in Bangalore [...]

I will miss the Indian team: Ganguly

By thedarknight ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sourav Ganguly, who returned home to a rousing welcome from fans this evening, said he would not miss cricket and would like to meet the soccer legend Diego Maradona when he comes here. “I just want to see him,” Ganguly said referring to the Argentine footballer. Having returned to his home town after playing his [...]

Sourav Ganguly retires from international cricket

By thedarknight ⋅ November 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Speaking after his final day of international cricket, Sourav Ganguly has said his most significant contribution was to raise the image of Indian cricket by building a team that was competitive overseas. “During the phase from 2000 to 2005 [when he was captain], and it’s still going on now, Indian cricket’s image has gone up [...]

India thrash Australia, win series 2-0

By nj ⋅ November 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In a match filled with controversy and media slamming, Dhoni took his men home convincingly by thrashing the Aussies to a 172 run win and winning the series 2-0. India regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and truly emerged on top as they won their first test series against the Aussies after 2001. Scorecard – India vs [...]

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