Ganguly and Dravid stitched together a mammoth 318-run partnership against Sri Lanka in a group stage match of the 1999 World Cup in Taunton, helping the team register a comprehensive victory.
Over the past few days, Sourav Ganguly's name has emerged as one of the favourites for the role of chairman at ICC.
Former skipper Smith, who is now CSA's director of cricket, on Thursday supported Ganguly for the ICC top job, saying a "cricket man" like the ex-India captain would be ideal to lead the apex body at this juncture.
Ganguly felt proud of Kolkata Police after a video of cops shifting uprooted tree due to Cyclone Amphan went viral.
On Friday, Ganguly posted a couple of photos on his Twitter account where he was seen lifting and fixing the uprooted mango tree in his backyard.
Smith feels the game of cricket will need a strong leader in the post-COVID-19 era. He emphasized that someone like Ganguly who has played the game at the highest level will be an ideal man for the job.
Ganguly, who was a top-order batsman in ODIs, came to bat at no.5 in Tests in most part of his career. In 113 Tests, Ganguly scored 7212 runs at a sublime average of 42.18, which is higher than his ODI avg 40.73.
Former England captain David Gower believes that Sourav Ganguly has the 'right attitude' and 'political skills' to lead the ICC in the future.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that participating in five Tests during the Australia tour later this year will not be possible for the Indian team.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly indicated on the pay-cuts scenario as he mentioned that BCCI is expected to bear INR 4000 crore loss if IPL gets cancelled.
Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar were not just a great batting pair creating ample records, they also shared a great bond off the field.
Harbhajan had finished the series with 32 wickets in just three matches which included 28 in the last two as India defeated the visitors in one of the most memorable Test victories of all time
ICC on Tuesday shared a picture of Sachin and Sourav and tweeted mentioning their ODI partnership record: Partnerships - 176, Runs - 8227, Average - 47.55, before adding "No other pair has crossed even 6,000 runs together in ODIs."
Under Ganguly's leadership, Nehra was part of the team, which were the runner-ups of 2003 World Cup, meanwhile, he lifted the same coveted trophy with Dhoni as captain in 2011.
On Wednesday, the 47-year old who went on to lead India successfully for many years, shared a photo on his Instagram handle where he is seen training on the eve of his debut Test at Lord's.
