Ashwin is probably the best off-spinner in the world: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, former India captain said that Ravichandran Ashwin’s inclusion will be very crucial for the Indian side in the World Cup. Ganguly, in a chat with India Today shared his thoughts about the upcoming World Cup and also chose his top four teams for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Ganguly hopeful about India

According to Ganguly, the top four teams of the World Cup would be India, Australia, England, and New Zealand. He said, “it’s difficult to say. But I will say India, Australia, England and New Zealand. Four teams will be good.” Along with this, he also sounded hopeful about the Indian team. “India is a very good side, a strong team, and most importantly, they are in very good momentum. The last one and a half month was very good for team India. They have won the crucial Asia Cup. I am very hopeful.”

He further added, “India played the finals in 2017 in England they have lost to Pakistan. 2019 World Cup, India played well but lost in the semi-finals. They are playing well. I hope in this World Cup India will win the important moments, which is very important in World Cup like tournaments. I hope India will play the finals of the World Cup on the 19th of November in Ahmedabad.”

Ganguly on Ashwin and others

While speaking about the Indian players Ganguly said that he is looking forward to Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah. Ganguly opined that Ashwin’s inclusion will be good for India in the World Cup. He explained, “He is an outstanding spinner. He is probably the best off-spinner in the world. And also, he is the best spinner in India. I always think that in this format specialist is very important in this format. It’s a very good decision. Maybe it is a coincidence as Axar Patel was out for injury. But I think it’s a very good decision.”

Ganguly called Rohit Sharma an outstanding caption and said, “He has won Asia Cup two times and has also won 5 IPLs. Outstanding captain. I think this will be his last World Cup as a captain. I hope He will win the trophy and finish successfully.”