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British Parliament felicitated BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain and current BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly was felicitated by the British Parliament. The Indian cricket legend was felicitated on the same date July 13 when he led India to Natwest final win in 2002 and exactly 20 years later on the same day he was honoured in the same city. He was elected as the President of BCCI in 2019.

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Interesting facts about Sourav Ganguly:

  • Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, affectionately known as Dada, is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. He is popularly honoured as Maharaja of Indian Cricket.
  • Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004, one of India’s highest civilian awards.
  • Ganguly was awarded with the Banga Bibhushan Award from the Government of West Bengal on 20 May 2013.
  • Ganguly is currently a part of the Supreme Court of India appointed Justice Mudgal Committee probe panel for the IPL Spot fixing and betting scandal’s investigations.

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