Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today rated his debut in the Ranji Trophy winning final moment in 1989-90 was perhaps the best moment in his glittering cricketing career.
“At 17-18 years, making a Ranji Trophy debut that too in the final. It was probably the best moment of my life,” Ganguly said in his address during a felicitation of the 25 years of the Ranji Trophy triumph.
“The whole thing of winning the Ranji Trophy was very very special,” a nostalgic Ganguly said.
Batting at No 4, Ganguly scored 22 on his debut and hit five fours before being dismissed by Manoj Prabhakar.
Admitting that he was very tense and nervous, the left-hander said: “Honestly, the first two balls hit the bat before I could realise and react. Then I gathered myself overcoming the nervousness. I played a few shots just after seeing the ball.”
Electing to bat, Delhi posted 278 and Bengal replied with 216 for 4 and the match ended in a draw, without either side gaining a first-innings lead in the match from March 23-28, 1990.
Under the previous rules, Bengal emerged winners with a quotient of 54.00 (runs scored divided by number of wickets lost) against Delhi’s 27.80 in the incomplete final at Eden Gardens.Making a debut in a victorious team made all the difference for Ganguly. (PTI)
