An evening to remember! Sachin Tendulkar & Sourav Ganguly reunite, celebrate Dada's 50th pre-birthday party in London

It was an evening to remember for the sporting veterans Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly!

A day before Dada's 50th birthday, the cricketing duo decided to spend a quality time with each other to celebrate. Anjali Tendulkar and Dona Ganguly joined the two as their plus ones for the special evening.

The couples were joined by former Indian Premier League Chairman Rajeev Shukla and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) Honorary Secretary Jay Shah and other BCCI officials.


The BCCI president was in Ireland for the two T20Is against the hosts before travelling to England for the one-off Test match. Tendulkar was luckily in the UK on a vacation with family.

Shukla, who has held many positions in the BCCI, took to Twitter to share a glimpse of the wonderful evening filled with fun and laughter. "Celebrated the 50th birthday of Sourav Ganguli. Wishing him a happy and healthy life ahead," his post read.

The birthday boy wore a maroon shirt with a black sleeveless sweater vest, while the Master Blaster kept it simple in a grey full-sleeve T-shirt with a chic black jacket.

Soon after Shukla's post, some more pictures from the pre-birthday party went viral on social media.

The celebration was all about the bubbly, a birthday cake with Dada's pictures on it, a Harrods gift bag and old friends having a lovely time together.


The pictures got many fans nostalgic of the good ol' days. The Tendulkar-Ganguly duo was known for its powerful opening partnership in the 50-over cricket. They have made a total of 6609 runs together - most by any pair in history - in 136 matches. They also hold the record of putting on 8227 runs together in 176 ODIs, while no other pair has touched the 6000-run mark.

During an interview with PTI, Tendulkar said that he has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars - a precocious teenager, a talented India contender, a stylish batter, a leader and a busy administrator - for three and a half decades.

The two share a strong bond and friendship, long after they have both stopped playing cricket.

Ganguly first played for India in 1992 and then was out in the wilderness till 1996 but even during those days when landline telephones were the only mode of connection, the duo kept in touch. They had first met at a BCCI-organised junior tournament in Kanpur and then spent a lot of time together at an annual camp in Indore which used to be conducted by BCCI with the late Vasu Paranjape being in-charge.