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Sourav Ganguly is the most successful captain in Indian cricket history but he was perhaps the most unfortunate too. Just a year ago, Ganguly was fighting hard to make a come back to the Indian national team after being out of the time for many months thanks to the all out effort by the then coach Greg Chappell.

So, all the fans of Ganguly were very happy yesterday when he scored the first double century of his career. His double century, helped India to put an imposing total against Pakistan in the first innings of Third Test.

The “City of Joy” went into raptures today, celebrating its hero Saurav Ganguly’s maiden double ton in the third Test against Pakistan in Bangalore, as the state government and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced to felicitate the cricketer for the “remarkable feat”.
State Minister for Urban Development Mr Ashok Mukherjee said: “Sourav (Ganguly) has made West Bengal proud. We are planning to give him a reception once he returned, not only for scoring a double hundred but also for playing 100 Test matches, which he will play in Australia.”
CAB President Prasun Mukherjee said: “We are extremely proud of Ganguly’s remarkable achievement

India has once again shown the world that they are tough nut to crack and twenty20 cup was not just a flash in the pan affair. Pakistan were the sufferer once again as they were comprehensively undone in each department of play.

The match was played in Guwahati in the midst of mountains, India choosed to field first, the Pakistani batting line up meekly surrendered before the Indian bowlers who kept taking wickets at regular and held their grip on the game all throughout. They were supported well enough by some athletic and reflex fielding by the young brigade of Indian players. Pakistani could manage to pull 240 in the stipulated 50 overs.

India lost it’s wicket in the form of Sachin Tendulkar even before getting in two digits of score. Then Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir rose to the occasion and gave a rock solid performance to avoid hiccups in the run chase. India won by 8 wickets finally ,the first of the five ODI . SOURAV GANGULY was adjuged was Man Of Match(MOM).

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