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1 Against which team did Sourav Ganguly play his last test series before retirement?
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.
    Your options: [ Australia ] [ Pakistan ] [ England ] [ South Africa ]
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2 Sourav Ganguly represented Bengal in domestic cricket. He was part of the side that won Ranji trophy in the 1989-90 season. How many runs did he score that season?
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.


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3 What is Sourav Ganguly's middle name?
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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4 How many tests did Sourav Ganguly play in his career before retirement?
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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5 Against which team did Ganguly make his test debut?
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.
    Your options: [ England ] [ Sri Lanka ] [ Pakistan ] [ West Indies ]
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6 Ganguly's final test series saw another stalwart of Indian cricket retiring. Who was he?
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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7 Against which country did Ganguly make his ODI debut?
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.
    Your options: [ West Indies ] [ Sri Lanka ] [ England ] [ Pakistan ]
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8 In the 1999 World Cup cricket, Sourav played a breath-taking knock against Sri Lanka to score a massive 183 off just 158 balls. India went on to beat Sri Lanka by 157 runs in this match. Where was this match played?
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.
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9 When was Ganguly named captain of the Indian ODI team?
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.
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10 Sourav Ganguly became the captain of an Indian cricket team after Azharuddin was tainted with match-fixing scandals. In which year was this?
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.
    Your options: [ 1999 ] [ 2002 ] [ 2001 ] [ 2000 ]
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11 In the first game of the Indian Premier League in 2008 when Brendon McCullum scored 153, how much did Ganguly score?
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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12 How many runs did Sourav Ganguly score in his last test innings?
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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13 Regarding batting on the off-side, which of his teammates once said Sourav Ganguly was next to God?
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.

    Your options: [ Sachin Tendulkar ] [ MS Dhoni ] [ VVS Laxman ] [ Rahul Dravid ]
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14 Ganguly was thrown out of the team and made a comeback in 2006. How much did he score in his first innings, after making his comeback against South Africa?
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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15 Which bowler got Sourav Ganguly out in both the innings in his last test match?
Answer: Jason Krejza

Sourav Ganguly fell for the off-break of Jason Krejza in both the innings.
    Your options: [ Jason Krejza ] [ Stuart Clark ] [ Brett Lee ] [ Mitchell Johnson ]
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16 What is Sourav Ganguly also called?
Answer: Dada

Throughout his career, Dada has scored over 10,000 ODI runs, led Indian to 49 Test matches, and 21 wins.
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17 How did Ganguly get out in his last test innings?
Answer: Caught and bowled

He fell to a diving catch by Jason Krejza off a leading edge.
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18 'Dada' created an uproar by his act after the famous Natwest Trophy win at Lord's in 2002. After a stunning performance by Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif chasing 326, what did he do to stun the Puritans of English cricket?
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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19 Sourav Ganguly's last test happened to be the debut for an young Indian opener and an Australian spinner. Name them.
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.
    Your options: [ Murali Vijay and Jason Krejza ] [ Virender Sehwag and Michale Clark ] [ Gautam Gambhir and Cameron White ] [ Akash Chopra and Shane Warne ]
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