<P> Since the favourite sport for the people of Calcutta was football, Ganguly was initially attracted to the game . However, academics came in - between his love for sports and Nirupa was not very supportive of Ganguly taking up cricket or any other sport as a career . By then, his elder brother Snehasish was already an established cricketer for the Bengal cricket team . He supported Ganguly's dream to be a cricketer and asked their father to get Ganguly enrolled in a cricket coaching camp during his summer holidays . Ganguly was studying in tenth grade at that time . </P> <P> Despite being right - handed, Ganguly learnt to bat left - handed so he could use his brother's sporting equipment . After he showed some promise as a batsman, he was enrolled in a cricket academy . An indoor multi-gym and concrete wicket was built at their home, so he and Snehasish could practice the game . They used to watch a number of old cricket match videos, especially the games played by David Gower, whom Ganguly admired . After he scored a century against the Orissa Under--15 side, he was made captain of St Xavier's School's cricket team, where several of his teammates complained against what they perceived to be his arrogance . While touring with a junior team, Ganguly refused his turn as the twelfth man, as he reportedly felt that the duties involved, which included organising equipment and drinks for the players, and delivering messages, were beneath his social status . Ganguly purportedly refused to do such tasks as he considered it beneath his social status to assist his teammates in such a way . However, his playmanship gave him a chance to make his first - class cricket debut for Bengal in 1989, the same year that his brother was dropped from the team . </P> <P> Following a prolific Ranji season in 1990--91, Ganguly scored three runs in his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies in 1992 . He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be "arrogant" and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned . It was rumoured that Ganguly refused to carry drinks for his teammates, commenting that it was not his job to do so, later denied by him . Consequently, he was removed from the team . He toiled away in domestic cricket, scoring heavily in the 1993--94 and 1994--95 Ranji seasons . Following an innings of 171 in the 1995--96 Duleep Trophy, he was recalled to the National team for a tour of England in 1996, in the middle of intense media scrutiny . He played in a single ODI, but was omitted from the team for the first Test . However, after teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring, citing ill - treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin, Ganguly made his Test debut against England in the Second Test of a three - match series at Lord's Cricket Ground alongside Rahul Dravid . England had won the First Test of the three - match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lord's, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire . Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Ganguly's 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground . India was not required to bat in the second innings due to the match ending in a draw . In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India . The Test again ended in a draw, handing England a 1--0 series victory; Ganguly scored 48 in the second innings . </P> <P> Weeks after his successful tour of England, Ganguly eloped with childhood sweetheart Dona Roy . The bride and groom's family were sworn enemies at that point and this news caused an uproar between them . However, both families reconciled and a formal wedding was held in February 1997 . Same year, Ganguly scored his maiden ODI century by hitting 113, opposed to Sri Lanka's team total of 238 . Later that year, he won four consecutive man of the match awards, in the Sahara Cup with Pakistan; the second of these was won after he took five wickets for 16 runs off 10 overs, his best bowling in an ODI . After a barren run in Test cricket his form returned at the end of the year with three centuries in four Tests, all against Sri Lanka, and two of these involved stands with Sachin Tendulkar of over 250 . </P>

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