The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly inaugurated a Durga puja pandal in Kolkata on Tuesday. Former Indian skipper arrived at Mitali Sangha community Durga Puja pandal in Garia on Tuesday evening. A replica of Lord's Pavilion was set up adjacent to the pandal for Ganguly by the Puja committee. Sourav Ganguly's iconic Lord's moment is the theme of this puja pandal. Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav, is a yearly celebration that honours the Hindu goddess Durga and commemorates her victory over Mahishasur.
Ganguly has an old relation with the iconic Lord's ground of England, as this was the place where the 'T-shirt waving' incident of 2002 took place. During the NatWest tri-series final against England, India had pulled off a memorable win over the hosts at Lord's when young Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif took India across the line to defeat England.
Ganguly had played a total of 113 Tests and scored 7,212 runs, with 16 centuries and 35 half-centuries. He also scalped 32 wickets. In ODIs, the former skipper has scored 11363 runs in 311 matches, along with 100 wickets and 22 centuries.
