Cricket World Cup History: 3 surprising records held by Indians in the tournament history

#2 Sourav Ganguly's partnership records:

Sourav Ganguly

Famously tagged as the 'God on the off side' & 'Dada', Sourav Ganguly was a warhorse on the field for Team India. The first word that comes to our mind when we hear his name is 'aggression'. He was a fighter and wore aggression on his sleeves during his captaincy days for Team India. He was the captain who endeavoured to win matches overseas after the Late Ajit Wadekar.

He was one of the most elegant left-handed stroke makers India has produced. In his ODI career spanning 311 matches, Ganguly has an average of 41 with 22 centuries to his name. Ganguly has featured in three world cup tournaments for India from 1999 to 2007, captaining the side in the 2003 edition.

Ganguly has a unique record of being involving in three 200+ partnerships in World cup history. His first and highest partnership of 318 runs came alongside Rahul Dravid in 1999 World Cup. The second one of 244 runs against Namibia in 2003 world cup alongside Sachin Tendulkar. The third partnership of 202 runs alongside Virender Sehwag came against Bermuda in 2007 edition.