Did you know..?

A typical Cancerian, Sourav was very mischievous as a child.

He is a very quiet, almost aloof person.

He is a natural right hander and does everything, except bat with his right hand.

Sourav learned to play with his left hand from his elder brother, Snehasish, from whom

he learned to play cricket.

Sourav was first selected in the Bengal Ranji team, at the expense of his brother, Snehashish.

He was born into a family that had everything, with the exception of royalty.

His home in Behala, Kolkata has 48 rooms and his family owns 32 cars (wow, that's a lot)!

He was petrified of dogs as a kid!

Sourav earns around 7 crores a year just from endorsements and charges 1 crore for each

advertisement!

He is the second highest earning cricketer in India today, after Sachin Tendulkar.

Sourav and Sachin are one of the most successful opening pairs ever in one-day cricket!

There is an apartment complex in Kolkata, India which is named after Sourav. It is called the

‘Sourav Housing Complex'.

Sourav’s first love was not cricket. In fact, it was football and he admits, that even today, he’d

rather watch football than cricket on TV.

Sourav wanted to be a football player, but he took up cricket because his elder brother was a

cricketer.

Sourav’s favorite football position is that of a striker. He was in the football team instead of the

cricket team till he was 13.

The first thing he does after checking into a hotel room is place a photo of his wife and daughter

on the side table.

Sourav maintains a diary in Bengali.

Sourav is a very religious person and prays before every match.

His mother, Nirupa fasts innumerable times in a week for his well-being. She is a very strict

displinarian but she always doted on her sons.

Sourav’s first coaching camp was when he was 15 years old, in the summer vacation.

Sourav still lives in a joint family that has over 50 members.

He loves his city, Calcutta especially during the Durga Festival.

A 1.5 km road in Rajarhat in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is named after

Sourav. He himself unveiled a plaque containing the new name of the road, Sourav Ganguly

Avenue, at a function organized by the Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality.

Sourav recently signed a 60 crore deal with Percept de Mark for the next five years.

Sourav calls his brother, “dada bhai” which means elder brother in Bengali.