Former India captain also the ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly shared ever remembered memories while attending the inauguration ceremony of the DNCC Mayor Cup 2023 as the chief guest on Thursday.

Ganguly last visited Bangladesh to ahead of the encounter between India and Sri Lanka in the ICC T2O World Cup, 2014.

'The thing is that whenever I come to Bangladesh, I get the love of so many people that I don’t know whether I am in India or Bangladesh,’ Ganguly told reporters during the event.

‘I thank them for showing me so much love,’ he added.

He also recalled his first ever tour in the landscape and the friendships he developed over the time with its inhabitants.

‘As far as I remember, I first came here in 1989 with the U-19 side for the Asia Cup and from then on the relationship grew with Bangladesh. I have many friends here. You have heard of Mithu [BCB director Iftekhar Rahman] and he was my friend from those days. I did not come here for ten years but I have met his family and friends in various parts of the world,’ he said.

Ganguly first time visited as captain of the India Test team against Bangladesh, who made their Test debut under the leadership of Naimur Rahman Durjoy.

A robust hundred from Aminul Islam guidef Bangladesh to manage 400 in their first innings.

‘My first Test match as captain came on Bangladesh soil. My name will be attached to Bangladesh’s cricket history since it was Bangladesh’s first Test match and my first as India’s Test captain. I still remember the Bangabandhu Stadium. When I got into the dressing room I was thinking ‘what’s this, will I lose my first game as captain?’ But we came back to win the Test,’ he said.