Sourav Ganguly challenges Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri to ‘win big tournaments’

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has challenged Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri to win big tournaments after their recent failing in the ICC World Cup 2019.

The Indian cricket team have been one of the most successful team in the world over the last few years, winning 129 matches and losing 50 since 2016.

No other international team has managed as many wins as the men in blue, while their win-loss ratio of 2.58 is the highest of any team to have played in 20 games.

Notwithstanding that, India have not won any ICC tournament since 2013, exiting at the semi final in the last two World Cups and were defeated in 2014 World T20 final.

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‘They are a much better side than that,’ Ganguly said. ‘That is the only area where they need to get themselves ready mentally.

‘The talent is enormous. Otherwise, they couldn’t have played so well in the World Cup until the semi-finals.

‘So that’s an issue which Virat needs to address. And that doesn’t happen in the boardroom.

‘It is a very good side. My only thing is that they need to win big tournaments. I’m not saying they need to win every time. It’s not possible.

‘But we have gone through seven big tournaments [five for India’s men and two for the women’s team] without winning one.’

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