Mumbai, July 8 -- Legendary former cricket captain Sourav Ganguly turned 53 on July 8.

On such a special occasion, he received several heartfelt birthday wishes from the members of the Indian cricket fraternity. Like many, Shikhar Dhawan also made sure to extend his best wishes to Dada.

Taking to Instagram, Shikhar dug out an old picture with Ganguly and wrote, "Happy birthday @souravganguly Dad! Wishing you lots of happiness and good health always."

Mohammad Kaif, batter who represented India in 13 Tests and 125 ODIs and was a crucial asset to the Dada's 'class of early 2000s', called Ganguly a player who had "a rare eye for talent and the courage to back it".

"Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the man who had a rare eye for talent an...