Sourav
Ganguly on Tuesday said India have the firepower to win the World T20
in Sri Lanka next month and called the West Indies as dark horses.
"When you have players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni is very difficult to count India out. There are a lot of firepower there," said the former captain of India at a promotional event organized by the T20 World Sports broadcaster ESPN Star.
Asked by Piyush Chawla and Lakshmipathy Balaji selection, Ganguly quipped that Chawla has proved a lucky mascot as India won the World Cup with him in the team. As Balaji said, the Tamil Nadu pacer rolled half very well in Pakistan under his captaincy and he looked good playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League last year.
"India has most things going in their favor. The tournament is happening in the sub-continent and will be confident after their good performance in the one-day series in Sri Lanka. Said, the tournament format is Short and India are in a tough group, "Ganguly said, adding that India will be difficult to stop if Sehwag fires on top.
Meet with Afghanistan India and England in the group stage and will have to win seven games to get their hands on the trophy for the second time. They triumphed in the inaugural edition in 2007.
Speaking of the other teams, Ganguly said: "The West Indies are an endless source are very dangerous in the shortest format with the presence of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith and pacers must bowl at 150 kmph. Plus. They also have a spinner Sunil Narine very talented at.
"South Africa is also a good team and are correctly classified the test team No. 1. Britain has the advantage of having a world class spinner Graeme Swann, although they are bound to lose Kevin Pietersen".
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, also part of the commentary team for the chain, according to Ganguly in the West Indies.
"As Sourav said, look for a unit Antilles formidable. They have a good chance of winning the competition as it is a bit of a lottery. Given the format, there are bound to be upsets and surprises," said Manjrekar talking the tight schedule of 27 games of 12 teams.
The World T20 goes from September 18 to October 12.
"When you have players like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni is very difficult to count India out. There are a lot of firepower there," said the former captain of India at a promotional event organized by the T20 World Sports broadcaster ESPN Star.
Asked by Piyush Chawla and Lakshmipathy Balaji selection, Ganguly quipped that Chawla has proved a lucky mascot as India won the World Cup with him in the team. As Balaji said, the Tamil Nadu pacer rolled half very well in Pakistan under his captaincy and he looked good playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League last year.
"India has most things going in their favor. The tournament is happening in the sub-continent and will be confident after their good performance in the one-day series in Sri Lanka. Said, the tournament format is Short and India are in a tough group, "Ganguly said, adding that India will be difficult to stop if Sehwag fires on top.
Meet with Afghanistan India and England in the group stage and will have to win seven games to get their hands on the trophy for the second time. They triumphed in the inaugural edition in 2007.
Speaking of the other teams, Ganguly said: "The West Indies are an endless source are very dangerous in the shortest format with the presence of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith and pacers must bowl at 150 kmph. Plus. They also have a spinner Sunil Narine very talented at.
"South Africa is also a good team and are correctly classified the test team No. 1. Britain has the advantage of having a world class spinner Graeme Swann, although they are bound to lose Kevin Pietersen".
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, also part of the commentary team for the chain, according to Ganguly in the West Indies.
"As Sourav said, look for a unit Antilles formidable. They have a good chance of winning the competition as it is a bit of a lottery. Given the format, there are bound to be upsets and surprises," said Manjrekar talking the tight schedule of 27 games of 12 teams.
The World T20 goes from September 18 to October 12.
1 comments:
ya rightly said...west indies also hav better chnces of winning...
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