Cricketers wish Sourav Ganguly on his 45th birthday

Kolkata, July 8: He is arguably the best captain Indian cricket ever had. He took charge of a team which was in shambled during their darkest years. The man turns 45 today. He is Sourav Ganguly.

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The 'Prince of Kolkata' as he was famously named by the great Geoffrey Boycott, was a leader, a fighter, someone a generation of Indian cricketers looked up to is a phenomenon.

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and a host of other cricket stars owes big time to their 'Dada' who supported them unconditionally during their early cricket days.

He has gone through several ups and downs, probably way more than his peers. He was dropped from the side in 2005 for poor form and lost his captaincy too.

But he came back like a warrior prince a year later and cemented his position in the team.

Ganguly is now the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and also a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) to the BCCI.

As the man from Kolkata celebrates his 45th birthday, here is how his colleagues and fellow cricketers wished him.

Here are the tweets

#HappyBirthdayDada! It was always a pleasure to play with you, @SGanguly99! Have a good one! pic.twitter.com/CcG75sqJH4
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2017

Sachin Tendulkar

Opening partners at one point of time, Sachin Tendulkar wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

HappyBirthdayDada @SGanguly99.
May you keep on helping India wave our flag high,just like u waved ur shirt at Lords pic.twitter.com/2ohxDlIKT5
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 8, 2016

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

Happy birthday @SGanguly99 🎂🎉🎁Have a gr8 day and a fruitful year dada😊
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 8, 2017

VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

Wishing dearest @SGanguly99 many happy returns of the day lots of love dadi. pic.twitter.com/aayhy5VFWa
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 8, 2017

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

A very #HappyBirthdayDada 💥🎂✨ Wishing you many healthy, happy and joyful years ahead. @SGanguly99 🎂🎉 pic.twitter.com/siskfh7JuL
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) July 8, 2017

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

#HappyBirthdayDada ,the man who brought about a great transition in Indian cricket. Forever a legend @SGanguly99 ! May you have a grt life. pic.twitter.com/nfeaCKfIrT
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 8, 2017

Mohammed Kaif

Mohammed Kaif wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.

Every time I ran up to ball the words I kept hearing "tu bindaast daal re patsy" wishing happy brithday to most amazing captain @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/XPXk7twyPf
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 8, 2017

Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan wished Sourav Ganguly.

#HappyBirthdayDada! You've always been an inspiration and a true hero. Have a great one, @SGanguly99 🎉🎉 God bless you 😇 #Topman 🙏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 8, 2017

Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh wished Sourav Ganguly.

To the person who changed the direction of Indian cricket through his captaincy, Many happy returns of the day Dada @SGanguly99
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 8, 2017