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Full name Daren Ganga
Born January 14, 1979, Barrackpore, Trinidad
Current age 29 years 123 days
Major teams West Indies,Trinidad,Trinidad & Tobago
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Brother - S Ganga
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
48
86
2
2160
135
25.71
5556
38.87
3
9
284
2
30
0
ODIs
35
34
1
843
71
25.54
1414
59.61
0
9
69
7
11
0
T20Is
1
1
0
26
26
26.00
31
83.87
0
0
3
1
0
0
First-class
146
255
20
8505
265
36.19
20
38
94
0
List A
93
92
8
2368
101*
28.19
2
18
31
0
Twenty20
10
9
3
187
62*
31.16
152
123.02
0
1
12
8
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
48
8
186
106
1
1/20
1/20
106.00
3.41
186.0
0
0
0
ODIs
35
1
1
4
0
-
-
-
24.00
-
0
0
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
146
616
334
4
1/7
83.50
3.25
154.0
0
0
List A
93
289
191
5
2/20
2/20
38.20
3.96
57.8
0
0
0
Twenty20
10
1
6
18
0
-
-
-
18.00
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Dec 26-29, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 10-12, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Feb 2, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Dec 10, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1996/97
Last First-class
Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Kingston, Apr 24-26, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1996/97
Last List A
Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Bridgetown, Oct 28, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Jamaica v Trinidad & Tobago at Coolidge, Feb 24, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Daren Ganga's 2000-01 tour of Australia was rather like Mark Ramprakash's debut series: there were several characterful twenties and thirties but, as a studious opener whose limited supply of runs came mostly in the V, he could be becalmed all too easily. It wasn't until his fourth coming as an international cricketer that he really made his mark, with back-to-back centuries against the mighty Australians. All of a sudden, his phlegmatic approach became a vital counterpoint to a rejunevated Brian Lara at the other end. But his form fell away and he was dropped after the first Test against South Africa in April 2004-05. Recalled for the 2005-06 tour to New Zealand, he was the second highest run scorer in the three-Test fixture. He looked good for a third hundred - and West Indies for a rare victory - in the first Test at Auckland, but a rash stroke on 95 ruined all that and Ganga was in for flack from his critics. Indifferent innings at Wellington and Napier notwithstanding, he was retained for the series against India later that season. It proved to be a benchmark of sorts, and Ganga clearly had taken a mature step forward. His total of 344 runs in four Tests was a team high by some margin, and his 135 and unbeaten 66 in the drawn third Test in St Kitts were innings of confidence and composure. He cemented his place with back-to-back 80s in Pakistan. Touring England as the vice-captain, Ganga's position was soon elevated following Ramnaresh Sarwan's injury. Ganga, however, failed to shine with the bat and was dropped for the Natwest Series that followed. Even after being named as Trinidad & Tobago's cricketer of the year, Ganga failed to find a place in the squad for the ICC World Twenty20 and the tour of Zimbabwe before making a return to the squad for the the tour of South Africa that followed.
Jamie Alter November 2007
