The figures below are his final international career numbers, as listed in public records as of October 2026. He played his last Test in November 2008.
Format
Matches
Runs
Average
100s / 50s
Highest Score
Wickets
Test
113
7,212
42.17
16 / 35
239
32
ODI
311
11,363
41.02
22 / 72
183
100
Breakthrough: Back-to-Back Centuries in England, 1996
Recalled for the 1996 tour of England, Ganguly made his Test debut at Lord’s on 20 June 1996 and scored a century. He followed it with another hundred in the next Test at Trent Bridge, announcing himself as a long-term member of the middle order. Within a few years he had also become Sachin Tendulkar’s regular opening partner in ODIs, forming one of the most productive opening pairs in the format.
Sourav Ganguly Career Journey
Period
Milestone
1999
Scored 183 against Sri Lanka at the ODI World Cup, his highest ODI score
2000 to 2005
India Test captain (49 Tests, 21 wins); ODI captain from 1999 to 2005 (146 matches, 76 wins)
2002
Led India to the NatWest Series title at Lord’s and to the Champions Trophy, shared with Sri Lanka after the final was washed out
2003
Captained India to the ODI World Cup final, scoring three centuries in the tournament
2008
Retired from international cricket after the Nagpur Test against Australia; captained Kolkata Knight Riders in the first IPL
2015 to 2019
President of the Cricket Association of Bengal
2019 to 2022
President of the BCCI
2021 onwards
Chair of the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee; reappointed in 2025
2025 to 2026
Returned as CAB president in September 2025; head coach of Pretoria Capitals in SA20
October 2026
Appointed head coach of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2027
Sourav Ganguly Records and Milestones
Scored centuries in each of his first two Tests, starting with a hundred on debut at Lord’s in 1996
One of a small group of players with more than 10,000 ODI runs and 100 ODI wickets
Led India in 49 Tests, winning 21, the most by an Indian captain at the time he stepped down
Captained India to the 2003 ODI World Cup final and a shared 2002 Champions Trophy title
Served as BCCI president from October 2019 to October 2022
