IND vs BAN: Hopeful That India Will Play Final Of T20 World Cup 2022 – Ex-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Published - 01 Nov 2022, 12:03 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM

Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly (PC-AFP)

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly is hopeful that the Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team will reach the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

The Rohit Sharma-led side are currently at the No.2 spot in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Group 2 points table with 2 wins in 3 games and a fantastic net run rate of +0.844. India won by 4 wickets against arch-rivals Pakistan in Melbourne and by 56 runs against the Netherlands in Sydney. However, they faced a 5-wicket defeat against South Africa in Perth.

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Meanwhile, Ganguly said that the Indian players have been performing very well in the World Cup. Also, he is expecting the Men In Blue to make it to the final of the multi-nation tournament. Speaking at the Cricket Association of Bengal’s Annual General Meeting, Ganguly said:

“India only lost one match. India will qualify. Everyone is doing good. India will qualify, I hope. I am hopeful that India will play finals. Let them qualify, after that they will play last two games. That can be anyone’s game.”

This is the new team to lead CAB. All of them are very much experienced – Sourav Ganguly

BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah, Arun Dhumal
BCCI officials. (Photo: Twitter)

Sourav Ganguly further wished his brother Snehasish Ganguly luck, who has been elected as the new president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).

“This is the new team to lead CAB. All of them are very much experienced. We hope they will do good. I don’t have to give any suggestions to them. They all know what to do. They will do good. Next year there is World Cup. Not difficult to organise World Cup”, the former BCCI president said.

“Bengal is doing good. Every time they play good cricket. I hope new office bearers will also do good for the players. There are a lot of talents in Bengal cricket team like Shahbaz Ahmed, Shami is also playing. Mukesh Kumar is there”, he said.

BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly
BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly (Image Credit: Twitter)

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