BCCI President Sourav Ganguly turned ෴48 on Wednesday (July 08), and wishes came♛ pouring in to wish the former Indian captain.
Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Kaif, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohliꦓ 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. ജI 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 keep🦹s going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead.— 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 & mentor a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEE🍰NA 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 p💯ercentage in the 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 lov🌼e. Have a gre﷽at day and year ahead
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Happy birthday dada. God bless you 😇
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
𝕴You’ve taken Indian cricket to new levels! Best wishes on your birthday, Dada 😊
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
A fearless leader who took Indian cricket to great heights. Happy Birthday Dada.
Best wishes.— K L Rahul (@klrahul)
😎
Always looked up to your relentless attitude 😊
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15)
Ha🥀ppy birthday dada wish you the best going forward..
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Happy birthday to sir, hope you have go🐲od one 🎂
— Khaleel Ahmed 🇮🇳 (@imK_Ahmed13)
Leader of Men.
God of off-side.
Fighter.
Happy Birthday, Dada. 🤗🙌— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
A legend ཧof Indian cricket. As a leader you always led from the fro🐼nt and motivated so many Indians to play the game fearlessly. Happy Birthday Legend ♥️🙏🏻
— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18)
Happy birthday to the An outstanding captain. Wishingꦓ you great health and happiness.
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh)
Happy birth🎀day Saurav sir, wish you good health 𓆉and happiness. 🎂
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)