{"id":1020,"date":"2020-07-08T13:30:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=21578"},"modified":"2020-07-08T13:44:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:14:23","slug":"sourav-gangulys-birthday-sachin-tendulkar-virat-kohli-lead-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/sourav-gangulys-birthday-sachin-tendulkar-virat-kohli-lead-wishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sourav Ganguly\u2019s Birthday: Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli lead wishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, turned 48 on Wednesday and wishes poured for the former skipper. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli Mohammad Kaif and VVS Laxman took to Twitter to wish Sourav Ganguly on his birthday. Sachin Tendulkar in his tweet for Sourav Ganguly on his birthday wrote, \u201cHappy Birthday Dadi! Hope our-off field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead.\u201d Many fans also took to Twitter to wish the former Indian captain on his birthday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday Dadi!<br \/>Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOmq9XN07w\">pic.twitter.com\/jOmq9XN07w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1280724561227444224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indian captain Virat Kohli also wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday and wrote on twitter, \u201cHappy birthday Dada. God bless you\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday dada. God bless you \ud83d\ude07 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5knMuTpci\">pic.twitter.com\/Y5knMuTpci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imVkohli\/status\/1280742845205237760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag also wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dada ko Janamdin ki bahut badhai.<br \/>The only time he blinked his eye was when dancing down the track while hitting spinners for a 6, varna never. Eternally grateful for his support in initial days. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayDada?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayDada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7k0Q9paJI\">pic.twitter.com\/U7k0Q9paJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/1280757305462538241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harbhajan Singh also wished Sourav Ganguly on his 48th birthday on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday dada <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a> wish you the best going forward.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RGfoKPoYct\">pic.twitter.com\/RGfoKPoYct<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harbhajan_singh\/status\/1280737225341153280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to wish Sourav Ganguly on his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/YUVSTRONG12\/status\/1280742157578461190<\/p>\n<p>VVS Laxman in his tweet for Sourav Ganguly on his birthday wrote, \u201cMany more happy returns of the day @SGanguly99 may you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and a year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many more happy returns of the day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a> . May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayDada?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayDada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j53UUDerJE\">pic.twitter.com\/j53UUDerJE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VVSLaxman281\/status\/1280681666457907200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif also wished Sourav Ganguly and in his tweet wrote, \u201cFrom a fine batsman to an outstanding captain and now leading Indian cricket on the whole- here\u2019s wishing my favourite captain and mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke raise kaun chadta hai, Dada.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole\u2014here\u2019s wishing my favourite captain & mentor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a> a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayDada?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayDada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8PKZ3RwwtB\">pic.twitter.com\/8PKZ3RwwtB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MohammadKaif\/status\/1280699043182555137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Suresh Raina also took to Twitter to wish Sourav Ganguly on his birthday and wrote, \u201d Happy Birthday Dada, The man who revolutionized Indian cricket, Your contribution both as a player and a captain will be admired by generations to come! Have a fabulous year ahead\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImRaina\/status\/1280719736502775808<\/p>\n<p>Indian batsman KL Rahul also wished Sourav Ganguly on his birthday by tweeting, \u201cA fearless cricketer who took Indian cricket to great heights. Happy Birthday Dada.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A fearless leader who took Indian cricket to great heights. Happy Birthday Dada. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a><br \/> Best wishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 K L Rahul (@klrahul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klrahul\/status\/1280754410130337792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A legend of Indian cricket. As a leader you always led from the front and motivated so many Indians to play the game fearlessly. Happy Birthday Legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a> \u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M1mq0RsVqL\">pic.twitter.com\/M1mq0RsVqL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imkuldeep18\/status\/1280759114956550145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday Saurav sir, wish you good health and happiness. \ud83c\udf82 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGanguly99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SGanguly99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuzi_chahal\/status\/1280756616325824513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sourav Ganguly played 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs during his career for India. He is now the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourav Ganguly turned 48 on Wednesday and wishes poured in from the entire cricket fraternity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":24152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}