Sourav Ganguly turns 48, wishes pour in from cricket fraternity

Published on July 8, 2020November 1, 2023 Authored by C to I News Desk

Photo courtesy: Instagram/Sourav Ganguly

A day after MS Dhoni turned 39, another former Indian cricket captain celebrated his birthday with members of the cricketing fraternity flooding social media with wishes. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly turned 48 on Wednesday and started trending on Twitter as messages from players and fans alike began pouring in.

Here are some wishes for the former skipper:

Happy birthday dada. God bless you 😇 @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/Y5knMuTpci
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 8, 2020

Happy birthday Dadi!
Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead. pic.twitter.com/jOmq9XN07w
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2020

Many more happy returns of the day @SGanguly99 . May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/j53UUDerJE
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 8, 2020

Happy Birthday to the undisputed Dada of Indian Cricket 🎂 You have always led from the front, showing us what it means to be a true leader. I have learnt a lot from you & hope to become to others what you are to me. You are our eternal captain🙇@SGanguly99 #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/MJKAwgGw1r
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 8, 2020

Happy birthday dada @SGanguly99 wish you the best going forward.. pic.twitter.com/RGfoKPoYct
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 8, 2020

💬 "I enjoyed playing against Ganguly – he made Indian cricket tough. When he took his shirt off at the balcony – brilliant!"

On Sourav Ganguly's birthday, watch Nasser Hussain speak about the former India captain and the Natwest 2002 Final 📹 pic.twitter.com/SdANJQBpeL
— ICC (@ICC) July 8, 2020

Happy Birthday Dada💙@SGanguly99 🎂🎂
The man who revolutionalized Indian cricket 🇮🇳
Your contribution to cricket both as a player, and a captain will be admired by the generations to come!
Have a fabulous year ahead🙏 pic.twitter.com/QRM29CdN6C
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 8, 2020

You’ve taken Indian cricket to new levels! Best wishes on your birthday, Dada @SGanguly99 😊 #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/RzaNGkU6gc
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 8, 2020

Many more happy returns of the day ⁦@SGanguly99⁩ , 🎂🎂🎂 have a great year ahead and continue to inspire all of us. #Dada #birthdaywishes pic.twitter.com/ettnM8A4yN
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) July 8, 2020

From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here’s wishing my favourite captain & mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/8PKZ3RwwtB
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 8, 2020

Stylish, elegant and classy. Happy birthday Dada @SGanguly99 . A legend of Indian cricket and one of greatest players to play the game. pic.twitter.com/roggedBX30
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) July 8, 2020