Sourav Ganguly Birthday: Top 5 innings and records in international cricket as 'Dada' turns 51

5. 131 off 301 against England on his Test debut at Lord's in 1996 Image Source : Getty

4. 144 off 196 against Australia at Brisbane in 2003 Image Source : Getty

3. 183 off 158 against Sri Lanka at Taunton in ICC ODI World Cup 1999 Image Source : Getty

2. 241 off 361 against Pakistan in Bengaluru Test, 2007 Image Source : Getty

1. 141 off 142 against South Africa at Nairobi in ICC Champions Trophy 2000 (ICC Knockout Trophy) Image Source : Getty

Ganguly scored 7212 runs in 113 Tests at an average of 42.17 with 16 hundreds and 35 fifties Image Source : Getty

In ODIs, the former captain scored 11363 runs in 311 matches at an average of 41.02 with 22 hundreds and 72 fifties Image Source : Getty

Ganguly, as a medium pacer, took 100 wickets in ODIs and 32 wickets in Tests Image Source : Getty

Ganguly is third quickest to 10000 runs in ODIs, beating the likes of Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Brian Lara Image Source : Getty

After Mohammad Azharuddin, Ganguly is the only Indian cricketer to score two consecutive hundreds from his debut Image Source : Getty

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