Answer: Australia
It was the test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in India in 2008.
Australia and India play for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Answer: 22 runs
Though Sourav Ganguly was part of the brigade that won the Ranji Trophy in 1989-90, he played just one match, the final. He replaced his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly in the finals. His contribution was 22 runs.
From Quiz: Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly
Answer: Chandidas
He is India's most successful test captain, having won 21 out of 49 tests as captain. He also led India to the 2003 World Cup finals. His brother's name is Snehasish Ganguly, who also played in the Ranji Trophy for Kolkata.
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Answer: 113
He played in 113 tests for India in his spectacular cricketing career.
He was the seventh player to have played for hundred tests for India.
The latest to join the list after Sourav Ganguly was VVS Laxman. Incidentally, the farewell test of Sourav Ganguly happened to be the 100th test for Laxman.
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Answer: England
He made his test debut on the 20th of June 1996, against England. His father's name is Chandidas and his mother's name is Nirupa. He got married to a woman named Dona, and his daughter's name is Sana.
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Answer: Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble, the prolific leg spinner, retired after the 3rd test at Kotla. He retired as a captain and with 619 test wickets, the best by any Indian bowler.
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Answer: West Indies
He made his ODI debut on the 11th of January 1992, way before his test career began, against West Indies. He just scored 3 runs in his first game and was dropped immediately because he was an arrogant person.
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Answer: County Ground, Taunton, England
This was the second highest individual score by an Indian in ODI. Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled it in 2005 against Sri Lanka (what a co-incidence) at Jaipur. A few matches of the 1999 World cup, which was primarily hosted by England was played in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and the Netherlands. It was in an effort to promote the game in these countries.
From Quiz: Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly
Answer: 2000
He was made captain in October 2000. His very first ODI series as captain was against Australia. He scored 2 back-to-back centuries and in 2003, and led India to the World Cup final, which they lost to Australia.
From Quiz: Sourav Ganguly
Answer: 2000
This was a period of great turm-oil for Indian cricket. Ganguly proved to be one of the greatest Indian captains of all-time. Under his leadership, India won the Natwest Trophy in 2002, and reached the World Cup final in 2003. Unfortunately, they were beaten comprehensively in the finals by Australia.
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Answer: 10
Brendon McCullum scored 153 in this game, which is the highest score in an international T20 game. Ganguly scored 10, as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, team owned by Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood actor.
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Answer: 0
He scored a first ball duck. The great Don Bradman also has the same score in his last test innings. 85 was his score in the first innings. 239 was his highest test score.
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Answer: Rahul Dravid
There had been a lot of criticism about how Sourav Ganguly dealt with bouncers, but his elegance and grace on the off-side is beyond question.
From Quiz: Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly
Answer: 51
This game was against the Proteas in a low scoring game, and was played in Johannesburg. His innings of 51 helped India win their first test match in South Africa.
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Answer: Jason Krejza
Sourav Ganguly fell for the off-break of Jason Krejza in both the innings.
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Answer: Dada
Throughout his career, Dada has scored over 10,000 ODI runs, led Indian to 49 Test matches, and 21 wins.
From Quiz: Sourav Ganguly
Answer: Caught and bowled
He fell to a diving catch by Jason Krejza off a leading edge.
From Quiz: Last Test Days: Sourav Ganguly
Answer: Took off his shirt in public and waved it in air
His taking off his shirt marked India's celebration in a tightly fought match with nail-biting finish. He later on defended his act by saying he was just mimicking what Andrew Flintoff did during their tour of India.
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Answer: Murali Vijay and Jason Krejza
Murali Vijay was the last minute replacement for the in-form Gautam Gambhir, thanks to the one-match ban handed down to him by the match referee. He scored 33 and 41 in two innings. Jason Krejza got his first action of the series in the very last test. He proved his mettle by picking up 12 wickets in the match.
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