Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly faced off in a fun cricket match with Ranbir Kapoor at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. Ranbir was in town to promote his movie “Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar”. The two celebrities clashed on the cricket ground with Ganguly’s team named “Jhoothi XI” while Ranbir’s team was named Makkaar XI. According to a video posted on YouTube by Xtra Time, Ranbir faced 10 balls from Ganguly and even hit a six. The film is set to release on March 8 and also stars Shraddha Kapoor.
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Meanwhile, there has been a call to include Shubman Gill in the India playing XI against Australia, but Sourav Ganguly feels the Punjab lad will get his fair share of chances and there’s no harm in waiting a bit.
But what do you tell a Shubman, who needs to cool his heels when he’s in red hot shape? “I am sure when his time comes, he will also have a lot of opportunities. I think the selectors, the captain and the coach think of him and rate him very highly. That’s why he plays ODIs and T20Is, and he has performed. ” also.
“But at the moment maybe the message from the team management is that he should wait.” While India has galloped to victories in both Tests, the top order batsmen except Rohit Sharma have flattered to deceive without anyone getting a fifty.
Does the concept of dominant hitters against spinners sound too strange these days? “I don’t think so. These are very difficult wickets. I saw in the first two Tests and it’s not an easy boss. When you play Ashwin, Jadeja, Lyon and the newcomer Todd Murphy it’s never easy with a strange ball that squares spins. There are bumps, all sorts of things happen for spinners.”
With PTI inputs
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