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Sourav Ganguly : 42 not out

Pics :  Happy  Birthday to the Dada of Indian cricket  Sourav Ganguly

One of India's most successful captains Sourav Ganguly turns a year older. The Prince of Kolkata is now 42 not out. Picked for the first time in 1992 for the Indian team he he did not have good start to his international career. He had to sit out in wilderness for four years before making a comeback. In 1996 he returned and what a comeback it was . A fine Test debut hundred at Lord's. Sourav had arrived and since then he never looked back. The summer of 96 gave Indian cricket two stars who would be the backbone of Indian cricket in the years down the line - Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. The rest say his history.