Sourav Ganguly – Biography, Facts & Life Story

Nickname	Bengal Tiger, Maharaja, Dada, The God of the Off Side, The Warrior Prince
Gender	Male
Age	51 years old (in 2024)
Date of Birth	July 8, 1972
Real Name	Sourav Chandidas Ganguly
Profession	Former Cricketer
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Behala, Calcutta (presently Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Religion	Hinduism
Zodiac Sign	Cancer

Height	5 feet 10 inches (1.80 m)
Weight	68 kg (150 lbs)
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hobbies	Listening Music, Playing Soccer

School: St. Xavier’s Collegiate School. Kolkata, West Bengal

Profession: Former Cricketer

Debut:

Test- 6 November 2008 vs Australia at Nagpur
ODI- 15 November 2007 vs Pakistan at Gwalior

Father: Chandidas Ganguly

Mother: Nirupa Ganguly

Brother: Snehasish Ganguly (former cricket player)

Sister: None

Marital Status: Married

Wife: Dona Ganguly, Odissi Dancer (married 1997)

Daughter: Sana Ganguly (born November 2001)

Sourav was a huge football fan in his childhood(he still is!), and football was actually his first love! But due to Snehashish’s insistence, Sourav was enrolled into a cricket academy during his class 10 holidays.
Sourav eloped with childhoot sweetheat Dona after the successful tour of England.
Sourav is a deeply religious person and observes a fast every Tuesday. Yes, every tuesday!
There is an apartment complex in Calcutta, India which is named after Sourav. It is called the ‘Sourav Housing Complex’. Calcutta really knows how to respect their icons!
He himself unveiled a plaque containing the new name of the road, Sourav Ganguly Avenue, at a function organized by the Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality.