Sourav Ganguly Confirms Instagram Account Is Fake After Post Advising Team India

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, revealed that the Instagram account that is on his name, is fake.

Ganguly’s alleged Instagram account recently made it to the headlines for his post-match assessment of the first Test between India and England. Many media organisations and news agencies quoted the account as it shared a post advising Virat Kohli and other Indian batsmen after India’s loss at Edgbaston.

However, Ganguly was quick to share the news that the account does not belong to him. The legendary skipper took to Twitter to confirm the news and warn his fans, writing:

“My Instagram page is a fake one ..please don’t pick up any news or quotes from it ..Will report to Instagram immediately.”

My Instagram page is a fake one ..please don’t pick up any news or quotes from it ..Will report to Instagram immediately @samiprajguru @imVkohli

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) August 6, 2018

The fake account already has 55.3k followers. It describes the page as “Ex Captain: Indian Cricket Team | President : CAB | Co-Owner : ATK | Author : Juggernaut Books [ Post from Sourav himself are signed – SG ]”.

Here’s a image of Sourav Ganguly’s fake account.

The Instagram account has posted a picture of Ganguly after the first test. The picture also had long caption where Ganguly supposedly commented on India’s loss.

Virat Kohli & Co. had lost the series-opener by 31 runs while chasing 194.

In the post, Ganguly urged Indian batsmen Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane to bat with more determination and advised skipper Virat Kohli to not change the playing XI after defeat in the first Test against England. Meanwhile, Ganguly is currently in England for a commentary stint.