It’s official.

The upcoming Test series against Australia is set to be Sourav Ganguly’s last.

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“This will be my last series,” the former captain confirmed. “Before coming here I spoke to my team-mates and hopefully I will go out with a winning knock.”

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Ganguly’s selection in the squad for the first two Tests had been debated with much fervour across the country.

His failure in his two knocks for India A against New Zealand A did not help matters.

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At last, the former Indian captain has himself brought the debate to an end with his announcement.

It is interesting to note that there had been talk even before the selection of the team about a compromise deal between Ganguly and the selectors.

The deal was said to have been brokered after Ganguly had assured the five wise men that he would call it a day at the end of the series.

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The 36-year-old has made 6,888 runs till date in 109 Tests, the most by an Indian left-hander. He led India in 49 Tests and with 21 wins is also the most successful skipper the country has seen till date.

In 311 ODIs, he notched up 11,363 runs at 41.02. He led India in 147 of them. His final ODI was against Pakistan at Gwalior in November 2007.