The Prince of Kolkata Saurav Ganguly celebrates his birthday on 8 July. Star Sports has announced a series of specials to commemorate the same. They will be showcased on the channels news programme Sportsline.

30 June: Saurav the Footballer. Coming from the football crazy state Ganguly initially harboured dreams of being a footballer before shifting to cricket. The film looks at his brief stint playing football. The film also interacts with Saurav’s classmates and his sports teacher Jim Brown.

1 July: Saurav the Drummer. This shows how the Indian skipper is passionate about traditional drums played during the festive season in the city of joy. It also presents wife Dona, Uncle Debashish Ganguly and celebrated percussionist Shivamani.

2 July: Saurav the Religious. This reflects his religious bent of mind. Also interviewed are wife Dona, famous astrologer Kusum Bhandari and friend Jaydeep Mukherjee.

3 July: Saurav the Man in Black. This highlights Ganguly's penchant for the colour black when it comes to clothes. The show gathers reaction from friends and renowned fashion designer Wendell Rodrigues.

4 July: Saurav the Batsman This deals with the left hander's fondness for bats. It also showcases Jatin Sarin, Saurav’s bat manufacturer. Flutist Hari Prasad Chaurasia finds similarities between the two wooden pieces used by the two of them.

7 July: Saurav the Leader. This section will shed light on Saurav’s leadership qualities. Shailendra Singh of Percept D’ Marc and the software industry leader Infosys Chairman N.R.Narayana Murthy also deal with the subject.

8 July: Saurav the Indian Skipper. The last film in the birthday special series gives a general overview of Ganguly’s life providing his fans an insight into India’s most successful captain. Birthday wishes flow in from the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Parthiv Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Zaheer Khan and coach John Wright.