Rajkummar Rao was seen taking off his jersey in the first look of ‘Dada’, know why Sourav Ganguly had to face criticism after this?

Dada First Look: Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has been a long time friend of Team India’s former cricketer and captain Sourav Ganguly.Sourav Ganguly) There is discussion about the biopic. Now, on the birthday of Sourav Ganguly on 8th July, the first look poster of his biopic ‘Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story’ has been released. In which Rajkumar Rao was seen recreating the historical moment of Lord’s.

How is the poster of the film?

In the first poster of ‘Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story’, Rajkumar Rao was seen celebrating by taking off Team India’s jersey. At the same time, the Indian flag is also visible in the background of the poster. Let us tell you, this is the same moment when India defeated England in the final match of the Net-West Tri Series on 14 July 2002. Then Sourav Ganguly took off his jersey while celebrating. However, there was a lot of uproar over this winning gesture of Ganguly.

What was the whole matter after all?

In fact, in 2002, the final of the NatWest Series was played between India and England at the historic ground of Lord’s. Then, while chasing the big target of 326 runs, the Indian team made a brilliant comeback and registered a spectacular victory. As soon as India won the match, captain Sourav Ganguly reached the balcony of Lord’s and took off his Team India jersey and started waving it in the air. After which, within a few minutes, this picture became one of the most talked about pictures in cricket history.

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The real reason for taking off the jersey

Let us tell you, this celebration of Ganguly was not sudden. In fact, a few months before this, England had defeated India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. So after that match, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff celebrated the victory by taking off his T-shirt on the field. After which Ganguly told in several interviews that taking off his jersey at Lord’s was a response to the same incident. According to him, he wanted to show that the Indian team also knows how to respond in the same manner.

Sourav Ganguly was criticized

However, not everyone liked this style of Sourav Ganguly. Many former cricketers and cricket experts had described his action as ‘inappropriate’. Some trollers believed that this kind of celebration at a historic ground like Lord’s was against the spirit of the game. The debate on this issue continued in the media for several days and questions were raised on Ganguly’s attitude. However, on the other hand, crores of Indian cricket fans supported this style of Ganguly. Gradually this moment became one of the most memorable celebrations in the history of Indian cricket.

When will the film be released?

Talking about the film ‘Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story’, it is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg, presented by Gulshan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, T-Series and DBL and this film is made under the banner of Luv Films. Rajkumar Rao is in the lead role in the film. However, before this, this film was also offered to Ranbir Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana. At the same time, let us tell you that the film will be released on 14 May 2027.

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