Delhi Capitals played their last league game of IPL 2024 on May 14 as they ended their season with a 19-run win over Lucknow Super Giants. With impossible net run-rate scenario, their IPL season is done and dusted and soon after the last game, Ganguly has picked their best bowler of the season.
"This is an excellent squad, I think they have picked the best possible squad. Apart from batting depth, bowling looks excellent and Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world at the moment," Sourav Ganguly said.
Phil Salt, signed as a replacement player for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has lit up the 2024 edition of the IPL. Salt has ridden his luck with reprieves in a few matches but has been sensational with the bat having scored 392 runs so far striking at 180.
Rishabh Pant is just two games away from completing 100 matches in the Indian Premier League. The southpaw was dearly missed by Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 and his comeback to the outfit is expected to bring a change in fortunes.
Rohit Sharma is finally back amongst runs in the ongoing Test series against England. He has smashed a half-century already and is looking good to make it a big score as well. Meanwhile, during his knock, he also trumped former captain Ganguly's record.
Actor Mithun Chakraborty's health is gradually improving now. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and was diagnosed with an Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke).
Sourav Ganguly is currently busy strategising for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. The Director of Cricket of Delhi Capitals is hopeful that the team will make a strong comeback in the forthcoming season.
India captain scored 24 runs before getting out in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against England. His effort was enough for him to go past the country's former captain Sourav Ganguly and join the likes of Kohli, Tendullkar and Dravid.
BCCI vice-president and former manager of the Indian team Rajeev Shukla spilt beans on the fateful night of July 13, 2002, the Natwest final between India and England when skipper Sourav Ganguly decided to remove his shirt and wave it off after thrilling win at Lord's.
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli last played T20I cricket during India's defeat against England in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2022 but have reportedly made themselves available for the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan.
Sourav Ganguly was the BCCI President when Virat Kohli stepped down from India's Test captaincy after the loss in the South Africa Test series. Ganguly claimed he did not remove Kohli from the top post and it was Kohli who did not want to lead in T20Is.
Rohit Sharma has been rested for India's white-ball series against South Africa. Since the official word is 'rest', it means that doors for him and Virat Kohli are still not closed in T20Is for India and former captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also bats Rohit for captaincy.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is leading from the front in the ongoing ODI World Cup in the country. He has taken the aggressive approach with the bat and has also impressed with his astute captaincy. But Ganguly has revealed that Rohit wasn't keen to take up full time India captaincy.
Team India has won eight out of their eight games in the ongoing World Cup 2023 and is at the top of the points table with a total of 16 points in their kitty. India are left to play the Netherlands in their final round-robin stage fixture before the semifinal.
Sourav Ganguly picked Yuzvenra Chahal and Prasidh Krishna as backup bowling options in his India World Cup 2023 squad.
