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Full name Daren Ganga
Born January 14, 1979, Barrackpore, Trinidad
Current age 29 years 267 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

2160

135

25.71

5556

38.87

284

ODIs

843

25.54

1414

59.61

T20Is

26.00

83.87

First-class

146

255

8505

265

36.19

List A

2368

101*

28.19

Twenty20

187

62*

31.16

152

123.02

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

186

106

1/20

106.00

3.41

186.0

ODIs

24.00

T20Is

First-class

146

616

334

1/7

83.50

3.25

154.0

List A

289

191

2/20

38.20

3.96

57.8

Twenty20

18.00

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

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

Feb 14, 2008

Portrait of Daren Ganga © Stanford 20/20

Jan 25, 2008

Trinidad's Daren Ganga hoists his country's flag © Stanford 20/20

Jun 16, 2007

Daren Ganga is caught by Alastair Cook at short-leg off Ryan Sidebottom © Getty Images

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