Ganguly shatters ‘theory’ behind WTC final loss with powerful 'Rahane' remark

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Sourav Ganguly didn't mince his words as he took down Rohit and co. for their poor performance in the WTC Final earlier this month...

Team India faced a disappointing loss in the final of the World Test Championship earlier this month..

Australia, led by Pat Cummins, inflicted a 209-run defeat on Rohit Sharma's men, who looked far from their best in a weak performance at The Oval..

All members of the Indian squad bar Cheteshwar Pujara arrived in England shortly before the WTC Final that too in different batches due to respective schedules in the 2023 Indian Premier League and following the loss, the Indian team management was criticised for not allocating enough time to acclimatise to English conditions.e)..

Ganguly, who is currently the Director of Cricket at Delhi Capitals, strongly opposed the theory as he gave the example of Ajinkya Rahane, who was India's top performer in the final (89 and 46)..

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