Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has received an invitation from the British royal family for Prince William's charity cricket match. Ganguly will be seen playing in the match.
Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has been invited by the British royal family for a charity match. On the invitation of Prince of Wales William and Princess of Wales Catherine, Sourav Ganguly will go to Buckingham Palace, where he will take part in the charity match to be organized.
Sourav Ganguly Charity Match: Former Indian cricket team captain and veteran batsman Sourav Ganguly is once again in the news in England for a special reason. Ganguly has been invited by the British royal family for a charity cricket match. According to the report, Ganguly will go to Britain to participate in this special event after receiving an invitation from Prince of Wales William and Princess of Wales Catherine.
Information has come to light about the participation of great West Indies batsman Brian Lara along with Ganguly in this charity match. The names of other former and legendary cricketers participating in the match and the exact timing of the event will be shared later.
Sourav Ganguly will go to Buckingham Palace
For Sourav Ganguly, this tour will be an opportunity for cricket and a special meeting with the British royal family. Under the proposed programme, he will visit Buckingham Palace and be a part of the charity cricket program organized there. Famous faces from the sports world often support social and public welfare campaigns through charity matches. The participation of former cricketers in such events helps them reach the sports fans as well as a wider audience.
However, the complete schedule of this match, other players participating in it and other details related to the event are expected to be revealed later.
Ganguly will leave for London after Durga Puja
This program of Sourav Ganguly is also associated with Durga Puja, the main festival of West Bengal. On the day of Mahalaya, a special event has been organized on the occasion of Durga Puja at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. There is information about Ganguly leaving for London the next day. It has come to light that the charity match will be organized before Durga Puja. In such a situation, this visit for Ganguly will be a part of the busy schedule related to cricket and family-cultural programs.
Ganguly's old cricket connection with England
The cricketing relationship between Sourav Ganguly and England has been very old and memorable. He made his Test debut for India at the historic ground of Lord's in 1996. Ganguly made a great start in international cricket by scoring a century in his very first Test. Ganguly's performance at Lord's is included in the special memories of his cricket career. He scored consecutive centuries in his initial Test matches against England. Lord's Cricket Ground also counts him among those Indian players who made their Test debut and scored a century at this historic ground.
Later, many memorable innings were also seen in Ganguly's ODI cricket in England. His celebration by waving his shirt after the NatWest Trophy final at Lord's in 2002 is counted among the most famous scenes of Indian cricket. Even in 2026, after India's victory at Lord's, Indian players had repeated Ganguly's celebration.