Geoffrey Boycott invented Monier ‘Prince of Calcutta’ for Sourav Ganguly (Sony Live Screen Grab)
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was seen having a long discussion in the stands with former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott.
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The ‘Prince of Calcutta’ for any Indian cricket fan, it especially reminds them of the heyday of Sourav Ganguly and Geoffrey Boycott of the stylish left-handed batsman in his typical Yorkshire accent. Thursday at Lord’s Cricket Ground, these two iconic pairings reunited during India’s second Test match against England. There was a long discussion between Boycott and Ganguly at the stands on the first day of the Test match. Sourav Ganguly, who is now the President of BCCI, was present along with BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, Vice President Rajeev Shukla, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison. Sourav Ganguly’s wife Donna was also seen sitting in the VIP box.
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Sourav Ganguly fans and Inidan cricket fans were over the moon to see the two together again, here’s how they reacted:
Grown up hearing Geoffrey Boycott being called Sourav Ganguly – “The Prince of Calcutta”. It was great to see him in one frame and that too at Lord’s! pic.twitter.com/hU7li15NWv
— Arjun Menon (@ArjunMenon88) 12 August 2021
Geoff Boycott in conversation with the “Prince of Calcutta” #ENGvsIND– Nishad Pai Vaidya (This Nishad Pai Vaidya) 12 August 2021
Sourav and Geoffrey together.. Reminiscent of the good old days of Geoffrey cheering for the prince of Calcutta #happy times— Gups (@gupschaney) 12 August 2021
Driven by opener Rohit Sharma’s 83 and KL Rahul (55 batting in) not out, India reached 157 for two at tea on the first day of the second Test against England at Lord’s on Thursday.
England bowlers struggled to pick up wickets after putting India into bat as the visitors reached 46 for no loss in a rain-hit first session.
The Indian openers opened against Sam Curran before bowling hard from James Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
Both Rahul and Sharma shared century partnerships before Anderson later scored 83. This was Sharma’s highest overseas score.
The veteran England fast bowler got Cheteshwar Pujara caught at slips and dismissed him for nine runs.
(with IANS inputs)
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