Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly reckons that the Indian team is going to lift the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales. Virat Kohli and his men have been playing some dominating cricket around the world in the last couple of years or so. In fact, their performance in the last 12 months has pretty much proved their World Cup credentials.

After beating South Africa 5-1, they lost the ODI series in England 2-1. However, they were quick to gain the momentum back by winning the Asia Cup even without their talismanic skipper Virat Kohli. Windies proved no match either when they visited India for the series in October. A tough test was in line for Team India in Australia and New Zealand but they won both the series comfortably.

The Virat Kohli-led side beat Australia 2-1 before thrashing New Zealand 4-1. With the team showing hardly any signs of weakness or complacency, Ganguly has called them the favorites to lift the title in England.

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During the sidelines of the program of HCL foundation, Sourav said, “India is favorite, they have played good cricket for the last 6-7 months, they are very prepared for the World Cup. This is the best possible team, all of them have performed and that’s why they are in the squad.”

The Indian team is currently preparing to lock horns with Australia in a two-match T20I series and five-match ODI series. The T20Is will start on February 24 before the ODIs get underway on March 2. However, in the wake of Pulwama terror attack, Ganguly demanded to cut all sporting ties with Pakistan He said that India should boycott Pakistan in the World Cup before adding that boycotting the game would not make much of a difference for India.

As per the quotes in India TV, Ganguly said, “This is a 10-team World Cup and each team plays matches against every other team and I feel if India doesn’t play a match in the World Cup, it won’t be an issue.”