da poker： Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who led the team to aremarkable 2-1 Test series victory against the visiting Australiansrecently, was presented with a special Sir Donald Bradman cap onFriday as part of a programme to honour the legendary
28-Apr-2001Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who led the team to aremarkable 2-1 Test series victory against the visiting Australiansrecently, was presented with a special Sir Donald Bradman cap onFriday as part of a programme to honour the legendary batsman’s firstclub St George Club.The Indian captain was presented with the prized gift at his Kolkataresidence by a representative of an Australian company dealing in SirDonald Bradman memorabilia.Three other Indian cricketers — batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, newstar V V S Laxman and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh — had also beenselected for the special Bradman caps for their performance in therecent India-Australia series. The three cricketers have already beenpresented with the maroon cap with golden and yellow strips which alsohas an embroidered bust of the late Bradman at the centre.”It is indeed a great honour to receive this special cap. I am veryhappy,” the Indian captain said after receiving his cap. Ganguly hasalso been presented a CD-ROM on the ‘art of cricket’ made by thecompany to commemorate the occasion. “It will really be worth watchingthe CD,” he said.On a request from the company, Ganguly presented one of his caps fordisplay at the State Library of New South Wales. The Indian captainpresented a cap which he had used during the recent home seriesagainst Zimbabwe.Sachin Tendulkar has also been requested to donate one of his caps fora special exhibition of the World’s Greatest Cricketers Caps to beheld at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney on August 28this year.The travelling caps exhibition will include caps signed by Wisden’sfive cricketers of the century, including the English Test cap of SirJack Hobbs.Only 50 special caps have been made to honour the late Bradman’s firstclub St George Club where he played from 1926-32. Ray Lindwall andArthus Morris were some of the other greats who had played for theclub while leg-spinner Stuart MacGill had also represented the club.The four Indian players were the first to receive the special Bradmancaps. “The caps are for their efforts in advancing the spirit of thegame and also for the Indian team’s fightback in the recent seriesagainst Australia,” the representative said.