Top 10 cricketers and their famous statues
Dennis Lillee, Richie Benuad, and Sir Donald Bradman are some illustrious names that are celebrated through statues.
9. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly is one of the biggest figures in the history of Indian cricket. It was his leadership excellence that helped India become a powerful side in international cricket. Under his captaincy, India started winning competitions in overseas conditions and became an aggressive side. In 2008, Ganguly concluded his international career after giving his services to the Indian cricket team for 16 years.
As a batter, he is the fourth-leading run-getter for India with more than 18500 runs across all formats of the sport. Ganguly earned a great many followers during his playing days. In his home city, Kolkata, he is known as the Prince of Kolkata. In 2005, when Ganguly was dropped from the Indian team, cricket fans in his city displayed their anger against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the then-India coach Greg Chappell.
Ganguly is arguably the most revered cricketing figure in Kolkata and in July 2017, he visited Balurghat and unveiled his bronze statue. The former India skipper also revealed that he reached the venue after travelling on a train for the first time in 15 years. The statue of the former India captain displays him raising his bat to celebrate his Test ton against Australia that came at the Gabba, Brisbane.
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