Sourav Ganguly Joined Cricket Academy after 8th Class Exam Changed His Life Cricketer Wants to be a footballer

Sourav Ganguly Cricket Career: Former captain and veteran player of the Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly has talked about his cricketing career. Sourav Ganguly told in a conversation with PTI how cricket was suddenly entered in his life and his life completely changed. Ganguly preferred to play football before cricket, but his father’s desire made him a ‘grandfather of cricket’. Let us know when and how the life changing moment came for Sourav Ganguly.

Cricket entry in Sourav Ganguly’s life

Talking to PTI, India’s legendary player Sourav Ganguly said that ‘I loved playing football and I was also good to play him. The person who carried me forward to play cricket is my father. At that time he was in the association and during that time I took Class 8 exam ‘. Ganguly further said that ‘My father did not want me to spoil the three months of the break of studies. Because of this, he got me joined the Cricket Academy and I started playing cricket with my brother there ‘.

Ganguly’s brilliant cricketing career

Sourav Ganguly also spoke on his retirement from cricket and said that ‘everything has an end. I was 37 years old at that time and could not play more than that. There was no point in continuing the game. But retirement was forcibly revealed, because the young players were ready and they needed space in the team. All athletes know what is the right time to leave ‘. Ganguly further said that ‘I consider myself very lucky that I am among the four players who have played more than 100 Test matches and more than 300 ODIs for India. This is such a thing that I always proud ‘.

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