Sourav Ganguly Makes Baffling Comment Over Winning IPL or World Cup Debate

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has made a startling comment over the never-ending debate about IPL and the World Cup. Winning the World Cup might be regarded as the greatest achievement of a cricketer and is subsequently considered one of the toughest if not the toughest tasks in cricket.

However, Sourav Ganguly believes that winning the IPL is tougher than winning the World Cup. His comments have come after Rohit Sharma’s failure to lead India to an ICC trophy as the team suffered a heavy loss in the final of the ICC World Test Championship against Australia in London.

A couple of years ago, Rohit replaced Virat Kohli as the captain of the team. Many believed that Rohit’s success as an IPL captain would help him end India’s long wait for an ICC trophy. However, the Mumbai Indians skipper has failed to replicate that form for Team. Under him, India failed to win the ICC T20 World Cup as well as the ICC WTC final.

Sourav Ganguly on IPL vs World Cup debate:

As Rohit and his teammates face severe criticism for their failure to win the WTC Final, Sourav Ganguly has opined that winning the IPL is tougher than winning the World Cup. The India great made the comments while stating that Rohit was the best option to replace Virat Kohli as the skipper of the Indian team across formats.

“The selectors needed a captain after Virat left and Rohit was the best that time. He had won 5 IPL trophies and done well at the international level as well; he won the Asia Cup. He was the best option. India also played in the final of the Test championship, although we lost.

“Even two years ago, we lost the WTC final. We reached the semis of the T20 World Cup. So, the selectors picked that person who was the best for the job,” Sourav Ganguly was quoted as saying to Aaj Tak.

“I have full faith on Rohit. He and MS Dhoni have won 5 IPL titles. Winning the IPL isn’t easy because it’s a tough tournament. Winning the IPL is more difficult than winning a World Cup as there are 14 matches after which you take part in the playoffs. In the World Cup, it takes only 4-5 matches for a place in the semis. In the IPL, it takes 17 matches for you to become champions,” he added.

Rohit and his teammates will be seen in action again when India visit West Indies for a full-fledged series, starting next month. India are scheduled to played two Tests, three ODIs and 5 T20Is against the Caribbean team.

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