ICC World Cup 2023: "I Don't Know What's Going To Happen In The Next World Cup" - Sourav Ganguly On Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli’s Future

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly recently shared his thoughts on the white-ball futures of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Sourav Ganguly stressed that he does not believe Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are playing their last ODI World Cup, which is slated to be played at home later this year.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are believed to be approaching the latter stages of their journeys in limited-overs cricket. Rohit was a member of the victorious T20 World Cup squad in 2007, while Kohli lifted the ODI World Cup trophy in 2011. However, the duo has yet to win a World Cup together.

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I Don’t Believe Too Much In Last Time, First Time – Sourav Ganguly

During a discussion on Star Sports, Sourav Ganguly pointed out that the duo can play in the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy in the upcoming years.

“I don’t believe too much in last time, first time. I believe in performances. I think they are 34-35, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next World Cup. There are world tournaments every year – T20 cricket, 50-over cricket,” Ganguly told Star Sports.

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“It’s not like as in the past when we started – one every four years and then the Champions Trophy came in. So it’s about performances and I am sure Rohit as captain and Virat will be wanting to make it a big one not from a personal point of view but from winning it. I think that’s the biggest,” he added.

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Good Teams Have Players Who Do It On The Big Stage – Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly emphasized the significance of performing well in pressure situations and provided examples of players who have excelled on the big stage.

“We at times forget that it’s not just about hundreds, it’s not about having a good tournament, it’s about also doing it at the right time. The World Test Championship was also a very important stage to do it and good teams have players who do it on the big stage,” he further stated.

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“Ricky Ponting did it in 2003. Matthew Hayden did it in 2007. For Australia, in 2015, players stood out. Big teams will have players standing up in big matches. For India, MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir in the final in 2011, what knocks they were – Wankhede Stadium, packed house, it can’t be more pressure than that,” he concluded.

Ricky Ponting played a remarkable knock of unbeaten 140 runs against India in the 2003 World Cup final. Ponting guided the team to a 125-run victory in the final match. Similarly, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni played crucial innings of 97 and 91, respectively, to help India win the 2011 World Cup final.

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