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Sourav Ganguly Brings Out 'Off-Spinner' Reference Yet Again As Ravichandran Ashwin-Less India Struggle In WTC Final

Team India have a huge mountain to climb in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, with three full days of play left at The Oval. After Australia posted a mammoth total of 469, India crumbled to 151/5 at stumps on Day 2 and trail by 318 runs. India were 71/4 at one stage before Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane added 71 runs for the fifth wicket. However, Nathan Lyon dismissed Jadeja shortly before stumps to put Australia in the driver's seat.

"Allowed Easy Runs...": Sourav Ganguly Slams Rohit Sharma's Captaincy On Day 1 Of WTC Final

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his disappointment after the Rohit Sharma-led side was outclassed by Australia on Day 1 of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final on Wednesday. India seemed to be in a strong position after reducing Australia to 76/3 in the first session. However, Travis Head scored a counter-attacking century to frustrate India, with Steve Smith also playing his part with the bat. Ganguly said that Rohit allowed Australia easy runs with his field placements at times.

"Big Mistake": On R Ashwin's Omission From WTC Final, Michael Vaughan, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting React

For World Test Championship final, India left out Ravichandran Ashwin from their side on Wednesday as skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Australia at the Oval. Off-spinner Ashwin is the world's top-ranked Test bowler, but with overcast conditions and a green-tinged pitch promising to assist the quicks, India opted for an attack of four seamers and spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

"Dada Went In Toilet...": Virender Sehwag Reveals How He And Sachin Tendulkar Pranked Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian cricket team stars Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar have proven to be the one of the best opening pairs in ODI cricket, who took the national team to great heights. In 93 innings, the duo has contributed a whopping total of 3919 runs. Apart from their on-field action, both the players also share a very close bond off the field. Recently, Sehwag revealed that how he and Tendulkar played a hilarious prank on Sourav Ganguly during their playing days and made him call an Adidas official for a t-shirt.

Not Rahul Dravid Or Sourav Ganguly! Virender Sehwag Picks Pakistan Great As Best Middle-Order Batter

Legendary Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag picked Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq as the best ever middle-order batsman of Asia. In the recent episode of “Breakfast with Champions” hosted by Gaurav Kapoor, Sehwag explained how the former Pakistan skipper embodied fearless batting even in the early 2000s and also made it clear why he picked Inzamam over Sachin Tendulkar. Calling Tendulkar “a league of his own”, Sehwag said that Inzamam is the best among the “rest” and he was one of the few batters in Asia who were not bothered by rising required run rates.

Ricky Ponting's Views On Pay Disparity In Test Cricket Discussed, But Not Taken

The International Cricket Council has distanced itself from Ricky Ponting's claims of "talks" within the sport's governing body to address pay disparity in Test cricket. At the curtain raiser of the World Test Championship final earlier this month, Ponting had said that discussions were on at a very high level in the ICC to ensure cricketers from smaller countries are paid well to play the five-day format. However, ICC general manager of cricket Wasim Khan said the issue was raised in one of the Cricket Committee meetings but was not taken forward.

"CSK And MS Dhoni Have Been...": Sourav Ganguly Doffs Hat To 4-Time Champions

Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly heaped praises on MS Dhoni after Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final by defeating defending champions Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1. This will be the 10th IPL final for CSK under the leadership of Dhoni and Ganguly pointed out that the veteran has “shown how to win big matches”. In a recent interaction with India Today, Ganguly hailed Dhoni for his captaincy and how he has led the CSK youngsters.

Sourav Ganguly Sends 'Quick Reminder' To Fans Twisting His Tweet For Shubman Gill

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been in the headlines during the course of the Indian Premier League 2023 campaign. At first, it was the 'handshake snub' involving him and Virat Kohli during the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals clash. While the two shook hands when RCB and DC square off for the second time this season, Ganguly became a big talking point on social media over his tweet for Shubman Gill that came after Gujarat Titans eliminated Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Sourav Ganguly Brings Out 'Off-Spinner' Reference Yet Again As Ravichandran Ashwin-Less India Struggle In WTC Final

"Allowed Easy Runs...": Sourav Ganguly Slams Rohit Sharma's Captaincy On Day 1 Of WTC Final

"Big Mistake": On R Ashwin's Omission From WTC Final, Michael Vaughan, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting React

"Dada Went In Toilet...": Virender Sehwag Reveals How He And Sachin Tendulkar Pranked Sourav Ganguly

Not Rahul Dravid Or Sourav Ganguly! Virender Sehwag Picks Pakistan Great As Best Middle-Order Batter

Ricky Ponting's Views On Pay Disparity In Test Cricket Discussed, But Not Taken

"CSK And MS Dhoni Have Been...": Sourav Ganguly Doffs Hat To 4-Time Champions

Sourav Ganguly Sends 'Quick Reminder' To Fans Twisting His Tweet For Shubman Gill