Sourav Ganguly, or the “God of the off-side” as he was called by many, is an icon of Indian cricket and was one of the finest cricketers to don the blue jersey. An elegant left-hand batter, a team player, and a true leader of men, the “Prince of Calcutta” is nothing less than a phenomenon.

Ganguly played for India from 1992 to 2008, appearing in 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs, and scoring 18,575 international runs at an average of 41.83 with 38 centuries and 107 half-centuries. He has also captained India to the 2001 Champions Trophy glory and the final of the 2003 World Cup.

In October 2019, Ganguly became the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), succeeding C.K Khanna. He also previously served as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) from October 2015 to October 2019. His presence in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">Indian cricket</a> has been ever-present since he burst onto the scene in the 90s.

Here are the three major records Sourav Ganguly could not break in his international career:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-413760" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-3-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="401" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-413760" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ganguly was one of the most consistent top-order batters during his time, who would always chip in with significant scores. However, later on, in his career, he sacrificed his natural opening spot in the ODIs to the likes of Virender Sehwag, among others, and was pushed down the order.

This may have affected <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-play-a-special-match-in-legends-league-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ganguly</a>&#8216;s batting average with a changed role, which demanded some quick runs early on in his innings; consequently finishing with an average of 41.02 in the ODIs. He generally batted at number five in Test cricket and ended with an average of 42.17 in Test cricket.

For the kind of batter he was, and for the quality and technique he possessed, not averaging over 50 in any of the formats in international cricket is something he might look back on with regret. He also averages less than 45 overall in both List-A and First-Class cricket.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-394984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-394984" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ganguly was one of the most prolific run-getters and a reliable batter for the Indian team. He scored over 11,000 runs in the ODIs with 22 hundreds and 72 fifties, averaging close to 40 away from home and over 44 in India.

He announced his arrival in Test cricket in June 1996, in the grandest of manners, scoring a century at Lord’s against Michael Atherton’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/england/">England</a>. He was one of the integral members of Team India across the two formats ever since, and also became the captain about four years later.

Ganguly finished with 7,212 runs in Tests in 188 innings at an average of 42.17 with 22 hundreds and 35 fifties, and a top score of 239. He averaged over 54 in 2008, and still had a lot of cricket left in him. But he chose to retire in November and denied himself a chance to complete the double of scoring 10,000 runs in both ODIs and Tests.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-428366" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yuvraj-Singh-Sourav-Ganguly-and-Mohammad-Kaif.jpg" alt="Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-428366" class="wp-caption-text">Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Winning an ODI World Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of the sport, is every cricketer’s dream. India achieved it in 1983, under Kapil Dev’s captaincy, and in 2011, under MS Dhoni. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/">West Indies</a> also have done it twice, and Australia have done it a record number of five times, since its inception in 1975.

It is the World Cup every player wants to perform in, and it is this trophy every team wishes to get their hands on. However, some of the biggest names in cricket, such as Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Ian Botham and Jaques Kallis ended their glorious careers, unfortunately, without a World Cup winner’s medal in their cabinets.

Ganguly is yet another name on that list, who agonisingly missed out on winning this prestigious title. He was part of three World Cups for India and led the team to the final in 2003. India lost to Australia in the final in Johannesburg in March 2003 by 125 runs.

Sourav Ganguly, or the “God of the off-side” as he was called by many, is an icon of Indian cricket and was one of the finest cricketers to don the blue jersey. An elegant left-hand batter, a team player, and a true leader of men, the “Prince of Calcutta” is nothing less than a phenomenon.
Ganguly played for India from 1992 to 2008, appearing in 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs, and scoring 18,575 international runs at an average of 41.83 with 38 centuries and 107 half-centuries. He has also captained India to the 2001 Champions Trophy glory and the final of the 2003 World Cup.
In October 2019, Ganguly became the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), succeeding C.K Khanna. He also previously served as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) from October 2015 to October 2019. His presence in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">Indian cricket</a> has been ever-present since he burst onto the scene in the 90s.
<h3>Here are the three major records Sourav Ganguly could not break in his international career:</h3>
<h3>3) 50 plus average in any format</h3>
<figure id="attachment_413760" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-413760" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-413760" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-3-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="401" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-413760" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ganguly was one of the most consistent top-order batters during his time, who would always chip in with significant scores. However, later on, in his career, he sacrificed his natural opening spot in the ODIs to the likes of Virender Sehwag, among others, and was pushed down the order.
This may have affected <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-play-a-special-match-in-legends-league-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ganguly</a>‘s batting average with a changed role, which demanded some quick runs early on in his innings; consequently finishing with an average of 41.02 in the ODIs. He generally batted at number five in Test cricket and ended with an average of 42.17 in Test cricket.
For the kind of batter he was, and for the quality and technique he possessed, not averaging over 50 in any of the formats in international cricket is something he might look back on with regret. He also averages less than 45 overall in both List-A and First-Class cricket.
<h3>2) 10,000 runs in Tests</h3>
<figure id="attachment_394984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-394984" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-394984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-394984" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ganguly was one of the most prolific run-getters and a reliable batter for the Indian team. He scored over 11,000 runs in the ODIs with 22 hundreds and 72 fifties, averaging close to 40 away from home and over 44 in India.
He announced his arrival in Test cricket in June 1996, in the grandest of manners, scoring a century at Lord’s against Michael Atherton’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/england/">England</a>. He was one of the integral members of Team India across the two formats ever since, and also became the captain about four years later.
Ganguly finished with 7,212 runs in Tests in 188 innings at an average of 42.17 with 22 hundreds and 35 fifties, and a top score of 239. He averaged over 54 in 2008, and still had a lot of cricket left in him. But he chose to retire in November and denied himself a chance to complete the double of scoring 10,000 runs in both ODIs and Tests.
<h3>1. Winning a World Cup</h3>
<figure id="attachment_428366" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-428366" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-428366" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yuvraj-Singh-Sourav-Ganguly-and-Mohammad-Kaif.jpg" alt="Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-428366" class="wp-caption-text">Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Winning an ODI World Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of the sport, is every cricketer’s dream. India achieved it in 1983, under Kapil Dev’s captaincy, and in 2011, under MS Dhoni. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/">West Indies</a> also have done it twice, and Australia have done it a record number of five times, since its inception in 1975.
It is the World Cup every player wants to perform in, and it is this trophy every team wishes to get their hands on. However, some of the biggest names in cricket, such as Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Ian Botham and Jaques Kallis ended their glorious careers, unfortunately, without a World Cup winner’s medal in their cabinets.
Ganguly is yet another name on that list, who agonisingly missed out on winning this prestigious title. He was part of three World Cups for India and led the team to the final in 2003. India lost to Australia in the final in Johannesburg in March 2003 by 125 runs.

Sourav Ganguly, or the “God of the off-side” as he was called by many, is an icon of Indian cricket and was one of the finest cricketers to don the blue jersey. An elegant left-hand batter, a team player, and a true leader of men, the “Prince of Calcutta” is nothing less than a phenomenon.
Ganguly played for India from 1992 to 2008, appearing in 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs, and scoring 18,575 international runs at an average of 41.83 with 38 centuries and 107 half-centuries. He has also captained India to the 2001 Champions Trophy glory and the final of the 2003 World Cup.
In October 2019, Ganguly became the 39th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), succeeding C.K Khanna. He also previously served as the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) from October 2015 to October 2019. His presence in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">Indian cricket</a> has been ever-present since he burst onto the scene in the 90s.
<h3>Here are the three major records Sourav Ganguly could not break in his international career:</h3>
<h3>3) 50 plus average in any format</h3>
<figure id="attachment_413760" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-413760" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-413760" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly-3-1.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="401" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-413760" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ganguly was one of the most consistent top-order batters during his time, who would always chip in with significant scores. However, later on, in his career, he sacrificed his natural opening spot in the ODIs to the likes of Virender Sehwag, among others, and was pushed down the order.
This may have affected <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-play-a-special-match-in-legends-league-cricket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ganguly</a>&#8216;s batting average with a changed role, which demanded some quick runs early on in his innings; consequently finishing with an average of 41.02 in the ODIs. He generally batted at number five in Test cricket and ended with an average of 42.17 in Test cricket.
For the kind of batter he was, and for the quality and technique he possessed, not averaging over 50 in any of the formats in international cricket is something he might look back on with regret. He also averages less than 45 overall in both List-A and First-Class cricket.
<h3>2) 10,000 runs in Tests</h3>
<figure id="attachment_394984" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-394984" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-394984" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Sourav-Ganguly.jpg" alt="Sourav Ganguly" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-394984" class="wp-caption-text">Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ganguly was one of the most prolific run-getters and a reliable batter for the Indian team. He scored over 11,000 runs in the ODIs with 22 hundreds and 72 fifties, averaging close to 40 away from home and over 44 in India.
He announced his arrival in Test cricket in June 1996, in the grandest of manners, scoring a century at Lord’s against Michael Atherton’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/england/">England</a>. He was one of the integral members of Team India across the two formats ever since, and also became the captain about four years later.
Ganguly finished with 7,212 runs in Tests in 188 innings at an average of 42.17 with 22 hundreds and 35 fifties, and a top score of 239. He averaged over 54 in 2008, and still had a lot of cricket left in him. But he chose to retire in November and denied himself a chance to complete the double of scoring 10,000 runs in both ODIs and Tests.
<h3>1. Winning a World Cup</h3>
<figure id="attachment_428366" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-428366" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-428366" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Yuvraj-Singh-Sourav-Ganguly-and-Mohammad-Kaif.jpg" alt="Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-428366" class="wp-caption-text">Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Winning an ODI World Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of the sport, is every cricketer’s dream. India achieved it in 1983, under Kapil Dev’s captaincy, and in 2011, under MS Dhoni. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/">West Indies</a> also have done it twice, and Australia have done it a record number of five times, since its inception in 1975.
It is the World Cup every player wants to perform in, and it is this trophy every team wishes to get their hands on. However, some of the biggest names in cricket, such as Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Ian Botham and Jaques Kallis ended their glorious careers, unfortunately, without a World Cup winner’s medal in their cabinets.
Ganguly is yet another name on that list, who agonisingly missed out on winning this prestigious title. He was part of three World Cups for India and led the team to the final in 2003. India lost to Australia in the final in Johannesburg in March 2003 by 125 runs.

Ganguly played for India from 1992 to 2008, appearing in 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs.

3 Major records Sourav Ganguly could not break in his international career

Sourav Ganguly, or the “God of the off-side” as he was called by many, was one of the finest cricketers to play for India.