{"id":373656,"date":"2023-09-28T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/hope-team-india-plays-same-good-cricket-for-next-45-days-sourav-ganguly-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:00:35","slug":"hope-team-india-plays-same-good-cricket-for-next-45-days-sourav-ganguly-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/hope-team-india-plays-same-good-cricket-for-next-45-days-sourav-ganguly-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Team India plays &#8216;same good cricket&#8217; for next 45 days: Sourav Ganguly | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-104023924,imgsize-62168.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former India captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sourav-ganguly\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Sourav Ganguly-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sourav-ganguly\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sourav Ganguly<\/a> on Thursday lauded the recent performances of the Indian team and is optimistic regarding India&#8217;s chances in the upcoming <!-- -->ODI World Cup<!-- -->. <br \/>India wrapped up their World Cup preprations with a 2-1 series win against Australia at home. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Rohit Sharma-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> and co. will enter the marquee tournament as the no.1 ODI side. <br \/>Ganguly believes India have a strong chance if they maintain their current level of &#8216;good cricket&#8217; over the next 45 days.<br \/>&#8220;This is going to be a big World Cup. The World Cup is a big tournament. The team has been playing very well, so it is a matter of delight. We hope that they continue to play the same good cricket for the next 45 days,&#8221; Ganguly told the reporters in Kolkata.<br \/>Many batters like <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Virat Kohli-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virat Kohli<\/a>, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are back in the form right before the tournament.<br \/>Gill was in supreme touch during the ODI series against Australia as the opener amassed a total of 178 runs. After injury, Rahul and Iyer also made a fine comeback and scored centuries.<br \/>Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah, who made his return to the national side after a back injury almost a year ago, will play a crucial role for Men in Blue. His fitness and performances will be extremely crucial to India&#8217;s World Cup chances.<br \/>Before starting their World Cup campaign, India will play two warm-up matches, the first of which will be played on Saturday against England at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, followed by a Netherlands clash on October 3 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.<br \/>India will start their World Cup campaign with a clash against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8.<br \/>The high-voltage clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.<br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from ANI)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-world-cup\/hope-team-india-plays-same-good-cricket-for-next-45-days-sourav-ganguly\/articleshow\/104023713.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday lauded the recent performances of the Indian team and is optimistic regarding India&#8217;s chances in the upcoming ODI World Cup. 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