 |
Sportstar Person of the Year |
1998 |
Awarded by the Sportstar Magazine |
Arjuna Award |
1998 |
For outstanding performance in cricket |
CEAT Cricketer of the Year |
99-00 |
Cash prize of 5 lakh rupees and a trophy |
CEAT Indian Captain of the Year |
01-02 |
For outstanding achievement as leader |
Award for Cricketing Excellence |
2003 |
Presented to men who made "the difference" |
Padma Shri |
2004 |
4th highest civilian award in India |
Rammohan Roy Award |
2004 |
For outstanding performance as captain |
Young Achiever's Award |
2008 |
Presented to "role models" for young people |
Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year |
2008 |
For being the best cricketer and batsman overall in Asia in 2007 |
Man of the Series awards
3 Awards in Test cricket
Series |
Season |
Series Performance |
India in England Test series |
1996 |
315 runs (2 matches, 3 innings, 2x100); 37.5-4-125-6 |
Sri Lanka in India Test series |
1997/98 |
392 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings, 2x100, 1x50); 7-4-19-0 |
Pakistan in India Test series |
2007 |
534 runs (3 matches, 6 innings, 1x200, 1x50); 37-10-77-4 |
7 Awards in ODI cricket
Series (Opponents) |
Season |
Series performance |
Sahara Friendship Series (Pakistan v/s India in Toronto) |
1997 |
222 runs (5 matches & 5 innings, 2x50); 48.5-8-160-15 (1x5 wicket); 3 catches |
Pepsi Cup (Pakistan, Sri Lanka) |
1998/99 |
278 runs (5 innings, 1x100, 2x50); 20-0-101-6; 2 catches |
DMC Cup (West Indies v/s India in Toronto) |
1999 |
89 runs (3 innings, 1x50); 10-1-53-3; 1 catch |
New Zealand in India ODI tour |
1999/00 |
301 runs (5 innings, 1x100, 1x50); 18-3-95-2; 1 catch |
Zimbabwe in India ODI tour |
2000/01 |
264 Runs (4 innings, 1x100, 1x50); 12-1-51-5 (1x5 wicket) |
India in West Indies ODI tour |
2002 |
136 runs (3 innings, 1x50); 3-0-20-0; 2 catches |
Sri Lanka in India ODI tour |
2006/07 |
168 runs (3 innings, 2x50); 8-0-43-1; 2 catches |
Man of the Match awards
6 awards in Test cricket
S No |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
Match Performance |
1 |
England |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
1996 |
1st innings: 136 (17x4, 2x6); 19.5-2.71-3
2nd innings: 48 (8x4) |
2 |
Sri Lanka |
Wankhede, Mumbai |
1997/98 |
1st innings: 173 (25x4, 2x6); 3-0-19-0
2nd innings: 11 (1x4) |
3 |
Sri Lanka |
Asgiriya, Kandy |
2001 |
1st innings: 18 (2x4); 17-5-69-2
2nd innings: 98* (15x4); 10-4-21-0 |
4 |
Australia |
Gabba, Brisbane |
2003/04 |
1st innings: 144 (18x4); 1-0-8-0 |
5 |
Pakistan |
Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru |
2007 |
1st innings: 239 (30x4); 10-2-20-1
2nd innings: 91 (12x4) |
6 |
South Africa |
Green Park, Kanpur |
2008 |
1st innings: 87 (9x4)
2nd innings: 13* (2x4) |
31 Awards in ODI
Sr.No |
Date |
Match |
Performance |
Ground |
1 |
Jan 01 1998 |
3rd final in the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup |
Made a smashing 124 which helped India chase 315 in just 47 overs! |
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka |
2 |
June 19 1998 |
6th ODI vs. Pakistan |
54 and took 3/33 to help India win by 6 wkts |
Cricket and Skating Club |
3 |
Sep 27 1998 |
2nd ODI vs. Zimbabwe |
Scored a patient 107* which took India to a 8 wicket victory |
Queen Sports Club |
4 |
Mar 22 1999 |
2nd ODI vs. Sri Lanka in the Pepsi Cup |
Made 130* to take India to 287 and also took 4 wkts. India own by 80 runs! |
Vidarbha Cricket Stadium |
5 |
Apr 04 1999 |
Final ODI vs. Pakistan n the Pepsi Cup |
Dada made 13 runs and took 2 wickets for 25 runs in a low scoring encounter |
Chinnaswamy Stadium |
6 |
May 26 1999 |
21st ODI vs. Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup |
Scored his career best 183 to help India pile on 372/2. India won by 157 runs! |
Taunton Cricket Ground |
7 |
May 29 1999 |
26th ODI vs. England in the 1999 World Cup |
Made 40 to help India to 232. Took 3/27 in 8 overs as India won by 63 runs. |
Edgbaston |
8 |
Sep 11 1999 |
1st ODI vs. West Indies |
His 54 not out helped India chase 164 comfortably. |
Cricket and Skating Club |
9 |
Oct 01 1999 |
6th ODI vs. Zimbabwe in the LG Cup |
Made a huge 139. India won by 107 runs |
Gymkhana Club Ground |
10 |
Nov 11 1999 |
3rd ODI vs. New Zealand |
Made a mammoth 153* and took 1/33 to help India win by 14 runs |
Roop Singh Stadium |
11 |
Nov 17 1999 |
3rd ODI vs. New Zealand |
His contributions of 86 and 1/27 took Ind to a 7-wkt win. This was his 8th Man of the Match award in 1999!??? |
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground |
12 |
Jan 25 2000 |
9th ODI in the Carlton and United Series |
His 141 took India to 267 and a 48-run win |
Adelaide Oval |
13 |
Mar 12 2000 |
2nd ODI vs. South Africa |
Scored 105* to take India to a 6-wkt win. This was his 1st ODI Man of the Man award as skipper |
Keenan Stadium |
14 |
May 30 2000 |
2nd ODI vs. Bangladesh in the Asia Cup |
His 135* helped India comfortably chase 250 |
Bangabandhu Stadium |
15 |
Oct 13 2000 |
9th ODI (2nd semi final) in the ICC Knockout 2000-2001 vs. South Africa |
A captain's knock of 141* helped Ind win by 95 runs and enter the final |
Gymkhana Club Ground |
16 |
Dec 05 2000 |
2nd ODI vs. Zimbabwe |
Sourav led from the front with a 144*. He also took a wkt as Ind won by 61 runs |
Sardar Patel Stadium |
17 |
Dec 12 2000 |
4th ODI vs. Zimbabwe |
His contributions of 71* and 5/34 took India to a 9 wkt win. This was Sourav's 6th Man of the Match award in 2000! |
Green Park |
18 |
Oct 19 2001 |
7th ODI vs. South Africa in the Standard Bank Triangular Tournament 2001-2002 |
Was the highest scorer of the match with 85 runs. Ind, however lost chasing 283 |
Buffalo Park |
19 |
Mar 10 2002 |
2nd ODI vs. Zimbabwe |
Scored 86 to help India post 319/6. India won by a 64 runs |
Punjab Cricket Stadium |
20 |
Mar 07 2003 |
44th ODI vs. Kenya in the 2003 World Cup |
Made a solid 107* to take India home after they had lost 3 early wickets |
Newlands |
21 |
Mar 20 2003 |
Semi Final vs. Kenya in the 2003 World Cup |
His 111* took India into the World Cup Final for the 1st time in 20 years! |
Kingsmead |
22 |
Sep 05 2004 |
3rd ODI vs. England in the 3-ODI Natwest Challenge 2004 |
Was the highest scorer of the match with 90 runs. India won by 23 runs |
Lord's |
23 |
Sep 09 2004 |
3rd ODI vs. Kenya in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 |
90 which helped India post 290 and win by 98 runs |
Rosebowl |
24 |
Sep 02 2007 |
5th ODI vs. England in the Natwest Series |
100 run open stand with Tendulkar in which he scored 59. Also two wickets of Ian Bell and Matt Prior to help India win the ODI by 38 runs and stay alive in the series where they were 3-1 down??????????????????????????? |
Headingley, Leeds |
Sourav Ganguly: The best Asian cricketer and batsman in 2007
 
Sourav Ganguly’s wife Dona Ganguly is receiving the award on behalf of his husband
Sourav Ganguly is Castrol Asian Cricketer of the Year 2007 at the First Castrol Asian Cricket Awards Held in Karachi in 2008.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was adjudged 'Asian Cricketer' and 'Asian Batsman of the Year' at the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards in Karachi on Friday. Sachin Tendulkar was named 'Best ODI Batsman' while Gautam Gambhir grabbed the honour in Twenty20. Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara took away the 'Best Test Batsman of the Year' award while compatriot Farveez Maharoof was adjudged 'Best ODI Bowler'. Pakistan's Umar Gul was named the 'Best Twenty20 Bowler'.Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, not surprisingly, was named 'Best Test Bowler'.
The Castrol Asian Awards are based on the Castrol Performance Index – a comprehensive points system which takes into consideration batting, bowling and fielding performances of each player against all teams in all international matches, in all three formats – Test, ODIs and T20, during a calendar year.
Ganguly has had a series of successful innings since his return to the Indian cricket team during the South African tour of 2006-07. The Prince of Kolkata put together some outstanding batting performances during 2007 – his best innings being the 239 against Pakistan at Bangalore in December 2007. For his outstanding batting performance during the year, Sourav also received the overall Castrol Asian Batsman of the Year Award.
Though Sourav Ganguly was not present at the ceremony, his wife Dona received the awards on his behalf. "I am proud and happy to be his wife. I don't think he needed to work so hard to prove himself. But he had a point to prove, and when he wants to achieve something he does it. So these awards make me really proud of him as my husband," Dona told reporters after receiving the awards. She, however, refused to term the awards as redemption for her husband after being stripped of captaincy and dropped from the team in 2006."I don't see it that way. I just knew that he would achieve what he wanted. He is an introvert sort of person but my job was to be there to encourage and support him. As a family we were there for him always," she said. The Bengal left-hander, in a video-taped message, also expressed happiness on being conferred the awards.
Sourav Ganguly’s wife Dona Ganguly sitting along with other glitterati in award ceremony |
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