BCCI President S♈ourav Ganguly turned 48 on Wednesday (July 08), and wishes came pouring in to wish the for꧑mer Indian captain.
Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Kaif, VVS ౠLaxman, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli among others took to Twitter to wish Ganguly on his birthday.
Yuvraj, in his tweet for Ganguly on his birthday, wrote: “Happy Birthday to the undisputed Dada of Indian Cricket. You have always led from the front, showing us what it means to be a true leader. I have learnt a lot from you & hope to become to others what you are to me. You are our eternal captain @SGanguly99 #HappyBirthdayDada.”
Happy Birthday to the undisputed Dada of Indian Cricket 🎂 You have always led from the front, showing us what it means to be a true leader. I have learnt a lot🧸 from you & hope to become to others what you are to me. You are our eternal captain🙇
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Batting legend Tendulkar in his birthday message for Ganguly wrote, “Happy Birthday Dadi! Hope our-off field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead.”
Happy birthday Dadi!
Hope our off-field partnership keeps going str꧅ong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year a🍌head.— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Kaif, on the other hand, wished Ganguly by sharing the pictures from the 2002 Natwest Series final and captioned his post as: “From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain and now leading Indian cricket on the whole- here’s wishing my favourite captain and mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke raise kaun chadta hai, Dada.”
From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here’s wishing my favourite captain & m𓆉entor a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Under Ganguly, the ‘Men in Blue’ played 146 ODI matches. They won 76 matches, and lost 65 games, while five encounters went into a no result. Dada’s ODI’s win percentage was at 53.90.
He also guided the Indian team in the white jersey to 21 wins, of the 49 matches he led. His Test side lost 13 and tied/drew 15 games, making his win percentage in tജhe longest format as 42.85.
Here’s how others wished Sourav Ganguly on his 48th birthday:
Happy Birthday Dada💙 🎂🎂
The man who revolutionalized Indian cricket 🇮🇳
Your contribution to cricket both as a player, and a captain will be admired by the generations to come!
Have a fabulous year ahead🙏— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Many more happy♛ returns of the day . May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Happy birthday dada. God bless you 😇
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
You’ve taken Indian cricket to𝓰 new levels! Best wishes on your birthday, Dღada 😊
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
A fearless leader who took Indian cricket to great heights. Happy Birthday Dada.
Best wishes.— K L Rahul (@klrahul)
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Always looked up to your relentless attitude 😊
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15)
Happy bir๊thday dada wish you the best going forwarꦬd..
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Happy birthday to sir, 🌼hope you have good one 🎂
— Khaleel Ahmed 🇮🇳 (@imK_Ahmed13)
Leader of Men.
God of off-side.
Fighter.
Happy Birthday, Dada. 🤗🙌— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
A legend of Indian cricket. As a꧒ leader you always led from the front and motivated so many Indians to play the game fearlessly. Happy Birthday Legend ♥️🙏🏻
— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18)
Happy birthday to the An outstanding captain. Wishing you gre🍰at health and happiness.
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh)
Happy birthday Sa𒅌urav sir, wish yoꦕu good health and happiness. 🎂
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)