Daren Ganga was born on 14 January 1979 and is a former Trinidadian cricketer.
27 Facts About Daren Ganga
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Daren Ganga was a right-handed top order batsman and part-time right-arm off spinner.
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Daren Ganga made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago on 21 February 1997, against Guyana at Queen's Park Oval aged 18.
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Daren Ganga's teammates included Phil Simmons, Brian Lara, Mervyn Dillon and Ian Bishop.
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Daren Ganga only managed one half century in the series, an innings of 54 against Guyana.
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Daren Ganga made his breakthrough in the following regional first class season.
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Daren Ganga was named in the side for the 3rd Test at Durban and batted at 6, behind established players like Lara, Hooper and Chanderpaul.
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Daren Ganga had a dismal tour thereafter, and was dismissed by Pollock on several occasions.
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In November 1999 Daren Ganga represented the West Indies A against India A before touring New Zealand.
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In July 2001 Daren Ganga toured Zimbabwe with the West Indies.
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Daren Ganga had been in good form in domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago, scoring a century in his opening game against Barbados and making 80 against South Africa for the Busta Cup XI.
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The Zimbabwean tour was a success for Daren Ganga, he started with 79 against Zimbabwe A and in the 1st Test at Bulawayo he passed 50 for the first time in Test cricket, finishing with 89.
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Daren Ganga made a century in the second of the two first-class games.
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Daren Ganga contributed 47 and 33 in the 1st Test but wasn't as prolific in the final two tests of the series.
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Daren Ganga was recalled for a December 2002 tour of Bangladesh.
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Daren Ganga made 63 in the second test then went on to play a full season with Trinidad and Tobago.
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Daren Ganga was previously unable to do such given his commitments to the Windies A and youth teams.
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Daren Ganga batted at number 3 and made 113 before being dismissed by Darren Lehmann.
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In good batting conditions the Australians had put on 576 runs in their first innings and the West Indies, having lost opener Devon Smith for a duck were staring down the barrel when Daren Ganga came to the crease.
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Daren Ganga struggled in his 4 Tests in South Africa despite making 60 in his opening innings.
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Daren Ganga took part in the 3rd and 4th Tests without success and again lost his place in the team.
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Daren Ganga was recalled in March 2006 for the Windies' upcoming tour of New Zealand.
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Daren Ganga made 95 in the 1st Test at Auckland, missing out on his hundred when dismissed off the bowling of Nathan Astle.
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Daren Ganga later skippered Trinidad and Tobago to a KFC Cup title, defeating the Windward Islands by 5 runs in the cup final at the Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Daren Ganga is of South Asian descent, his family migrating in Indian indenture ships to Trinidad.
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Daren Ganga has described his fondness for Indian cuisine and Bollywood cinema.
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Daren Ganga has attained a Bsc in Law and Management and an MBA from Heriot Watt University.