Kolkata, July 08: There is simply no room for a public figure to keep moments as personal as a birthday to himself. Certainly not, if you are one Sourav Ganguly, who has turned 31 today. It was the hype around Little Master Sachin Tendulkar`s 30th birthday last April that got the media on the overdrive. Maharaj, while savouring all the anticipation in the air, is too embarrassed to talk about it.

"Why are you creating such a song and dance about a 31-year-old? It`s time for me to celebrate Sana`s birthdays instead," a cheerful Ganguly told medfia persons. Asked about his plans on the B-day, Ganguly says: "It feels good to be with the family on occasions as this. I wasn`t around last year but since my wife and daughter were travelling with me in England, we could take time out to cut the cake. There are no major plans, really..."


There will, of course, be a small get-together at his Behala residence on Monday night where some of his close friends will be flying in from Colombo and Dhaka to join the party. Wife Dona, who would play hostess alongwith mom Nirupa, said: "It`ll be a private occasion where some of his old buddies of the city will be invited. Sorry, but there will be no celebrity cricketers." Bureau Report