London: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been awarded the honorary life membership of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

"Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Club to former India captain Sourav Ganguly," the MCC said in a statement. Ganguly, who has also been a member of the MCC World Cricket committee since July 2014, averaged over 40 in Tests and One Day Internationals for India and took 132 wickets across 424 matches.