Sourav In World Cup :

                    Mat  Runs  HS   BatAv 100  50   W    BB  BowlAv  5w   Ct  St

World cup           18   844  183   56.26  4   1    9   3/22   31.44  0   1   0

in England             7   379 183   54.14   1   1   6  3/27   32.50  0   0  0

in South Africa       10   441 112*  63.00   3   0   0   -       -    0   1  0

in Zimbabwe            1    24  24   24.00   0   0   3  3/22    7.33  0   0  0

as captain            11   465 112*  58.12   3   0   3  3/22   29.33  0   1  0

not as captain         7   379 183   54.14   1   1   6  3/27   32.50  0   0  0

toss won              10   317 111*  35.22   1   1   3  1/16   45.33  0   1  0

toss lost              8   527 183   87.83   3   0   6  3/22   24.50  0   0  0

matches won           12   668 183   74.22   4   0   6  3/22   33.16  0   1  0

matches lost           6   176  97   29.33   0   1   3  1/16   28.00  0   0  0

won batting 1st        9   558 183   79.71   3   0   6  3/22   30.16  0   0  0

won batting 2nd        3   110 107*  55.00   1   0   0   -       -    0   1  0

lost batting 1st       3   135  97   45.00   0   1   1  1/16   31.00  0   0  0

lost batting 2nd                   3          41  24    13.66          0    0      2    1/22       26.50      0      0   0

 

grand finals           1    24  24   24.00   0   0   -   -       -    -   0  0

semi finals            1   111 111*    -     1   0   -   -       -    -   0  0

 

 

After seeing this statistics in world cup we hope that it is needless to doubt the performance of Sourav Ganguly as a batman in the most challenging and the biggest arena of world cricket –world cup.

In total 18 matches, he played in two world cups; he scored 844 runs with an impressive average of 56.26 with 4 century and one half century. His 183against Sri Lanka in Taunton, South Africa is the highest world cup score in one day cricket.

If we go little deeper we will see that he did better in second world cup in South Africa with a great average of 63 in 10 matches compared to England where in 7 matches he achieved an average quite impressive although -54.14 .

Even as a captain, his batting average is better (58.12) than the average (54.14) when he was a non captain. It clearly manifests the very fact that he is always a big tournament player and big challenge motivates him immensely.

Under his chieftain, India won 12 matches and lost six matches .that means that in the most challenging arena, sourav helped India to win every 2 matches out of 3 matches.

A commendable feat!

Finally he is the only captain after Kapil Dev, during whose tenure; India went to world cup final after 20 long years against Aussies in 2003!

Mr.Kiran More and your bunch of jockers --- do you still feel that the mentor of team India and with such impressive performance  , Sourav Ganguly does not deserve his place in 2007 world cup ??!!

Really you people make a mockery of Indian Cricket! you really dwarf Indian cricket to your own height !