Sourav Ganguly Takes An Indirect IPL Title Dig At Virat Kohli

Following an embarrassing defeat in the World Test Championship 2023 final, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team is currently under massive scrutiny. India lost the high-profile WTC final against Australia earlier this month at The Oval, by a whopping 209 runs. It was a substandard performance from team India in both departments in the all-important fixture, ultimately resulting in another ICC title dream getting shattered.

The Indian team has received a 30-odd day break after the heartbreaking defeat in the WTC final. The star-studded Indian side will now directly be back in action in the second week of July, with the start of the Caribbean tour. India will take on West Indies in a two-match Test series and five-match T20I series, scheduled to get underway on July 12. It will be interesting to see how things pan out in the team selection, especially for the red ball series. 

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Here's the schedule of India's Tour of West Indies 🔽#TeamIndia | #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/U7qwSBzg84

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2023

IPL Jeetna Utna Asaan Nahi Hai, Virat: Sourav Ganguly

Meanwhile, Sourav Ganguly allegedly took a dig at Virat Kohli regarding his incapability to win an IPL title during an interview. Ganguly mispronounced the interviewer ‘Vikrant’ Gupta’s name as ‘Virat’ after describing that clinching an Indian Premier League title is no small feat. While numerous netizens believe that Ganguly intentionally went on to mispronounce the journalist’s name, some claim that it was just a slip of the tongue.

“I have full faith in Rohit (Sharma). He and MS Dhoni have won 5 IPL titles. No one else has done that. Winning the IPL isn’t easy Virat, sorry, Vikrant. It’s a very tough tournament.” said Sourav Ganguly on Aaj Tak

Take a look at the video:

https://t.co/kdOZswFP1M

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Oh No! No Hand Shakes between Virat kohli and Ganguly ? #RCBvDC #DCvsRCB pic.twitter.com/hAuH3zuKRi

— Pandu Raj (@CSKianPanduRaj) April 15, 2023

Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly share an ugly recent history as both renowned Cricket personalities were engaged in a mega controversy a year back. Virat Kohli, allegedly, was sacked from the national side’s one-day International captaincy by the BCCI, while Sourav Ganguly was the board’s president. The exact incident produced Indian Cricket’s one of biggest controversies, which lasted well over three months.