Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who has earned his name in international ODIs and international Test cricket, has also earned a name in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been a part of IPL as a player for many years. Like international cricket, his batting and captaincy have also been spectacular in the IPL.
Indian Premier League is the most famous T20 league of cricket. Players from all over the world yearn to play in this league, while Ganguly too did not miss a chance to try it and he has been a successful player in it too. The first season of IPL was played in the year 2008, in this season Ganguly was part of Kolkata Knight Rider team and he also captained this team along with the first season. The team led by Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli made its debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 18 April 2008.
Sourav Ganguly has scored 1349 runs with a highest personal score of 91, unbeaten 3 times in 59 matches of IPL. He has also hit a total of 137 fours and 62 sixes at a strike rate of 106. A total of 7 fifties are registered in his name. Talking of bowling, he took 10 wickets in total, giving 363 runs in 59 matches. His best performance in bowling has been taking two wickets for 21 runs.
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These records prove that Ganguly is really 'Dada' of cricket