Given the question: Facts:   - testcap: 207    - source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28779.html cricinfo    - role: batsman    - lasttestdate: 6 november    - fivefor: 0 2 4 2 n/a    - country: india      - bowling: right arm medium    - birth date: 8 july 1972    - odidebutagainst: west indies    - deliveries: 3,117 4,561 11,108 8,199 513    - alt: a camera . he is wearing a black suit and a clean-shaven gold tie . the man 's right arm is facing man the camera . the arm has a small picture of wearing a helmet engulfed with fire . glasses stares directly at the    - odidebutdate: 11 january    - lasttestagainst: australia    - caption: ganguly in 2010    - heightft: 5    - s/s: 16/35 22/72 33/89 31/97 0/8    - club: bengal india lancashire glamorgan northamptonshire kolkata knight riders pune warriors    - year: 1990 2011 -- 2012 1996 -- 2010 2000 2005 2006 2008 -- 10    - name: sourav ganguly    - testdebutdate: 20 june    - lastodiagainst: pakistan    - birth place: behala , calcutta , west bengal , india    - date: yes 1972 7 8    - odicap: 84    - testdebutyear: 1996    - international: true    - column: test odi fc la t20    - catches/stumpings: 71 131 / -- 24 / -- / -- 100 / -- 168 / --    - fullname: sourav chandidas ganguly    - lastodidate: 15 november    - tenfor: 0 n/a 0 n/a n/a    - lasttestyear: 2008    - lastodiyear: 2007    - odidebutyear: 1992    - matches: 113 311 254 437 66    - testdebutagainst: england    - heightinch: 11    - nickname: the god of the off side , dada , the warrior prince prince of calcutta , the maharaja , the    - batting: left-handed    - runs: 7,212 11,363 15,687 15,622 1,513    - wickets: 32 100 167 171 27    - family: snehasish wife -rrb- -lrb- m. 1997 -rrb- ganguly -lrb- brother -rrb- , dona ganguly -lrb-    - image: file : sourav ganguly closeup.jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sourav ganguly .
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sourav chandidas ganguly -lrb- ; born 8 july 1972 -rrb- , affectionately known as dada -lrb- meaning elder brother -rrb- is a former indian cricketer and captain of the indian national team .currently , he is the joint secretary of cricket association of bengal and president of the editorial board with wisden india .born into an affluent family , ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother snehasish .he is regarded as one of india 's most successful captains in modern times .he started his career by playing in state and school teams .currently , he is the 5th highest run scorer in one day internationals -lrb- odis -rrb- and was the 3rd person in history to cross the 10,000 run landmark , after sachin tendulkar and inzamam ul haq .in 2002 , the `` wisden cricketers ' almanack '' ranked him the sixth greatest odi batsman of all time , next to viv richards , sachin tendulkar , brian lara , dean jones and michael bevan .after playing in different indian domestic tournaments , such as the ranji and duleep trophies , ganguly got his big-break while playing for india on their tour of england .he scored 131 runs and cemented his place in the indian team .ganguly 's place in the team was assured after successful performances in series against sri lanka , pakistan and australia , winning the man of the match awards .in the 1999 cricket world cup , he was involved in a partnership of 318 runs with rahul dravid , which remains the highest overall partnership score in the world cup tournament history .due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players of the team , and for his poor health , indian captain sachin tendulkar resigned his position , and ganguly was made the captain of the indian cricket team .he was soon the subject of media criticism after an unsuccessful stint for county side durham and for taking off his shirt in the final of the 2002 natwest series .he led india into the 2003 world cup final , where they were defeated by australia .due to a decrease in...