Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: After winning the ICC T20 World Cup, Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav said that his next goal is to win gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Indian cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was asked if Suryakumar can win gold at the Olympics? Sourav was present at the book launch event titled 'Howrah Union - The Journey' on the 104-year-old Howrah Union Club at Eden on Tuesday. After releasing the book and screening a documentary on the history and heritage of Howrah Union Club, he said, 'Suryakumar's team has the potential to win gold at the Los Angeles Olympics. They can win everything, the team is that strong.’
Apart from CAB President Sourav, IFA President Anirban Dutta, Howrah Union Club chairman Anirban Dey, President Ravi Todi and several CAB office bearers were present at the Howrah Union Club function. Sourav said that he also came to the centenary celebration of Howrah Union Club. Bengal has a special contribution to this ancient club in various sports including football, hockey and cricket. May the club move forward in this way.
Later, while talking about the success of the Indian cricket team in the T20 World Cup, Sourav highly praised the mentality of the current cricketers. He said, ‘The finalists came here the day before to attend a function and said that India will win. This team is strong in all categories.’
Suryakumar’s team has the potential to win gold at the Los Angeles Olympics: Sourav
BCCI has announced a prize money of Rs 131 crore for the Indian team. Harbhajan Singh said that it is less. Indian cricketers deserved more. What would you say? Sourav's answer, 'It is the BCCI's decision. But the amount of financial reward is not very small.'
Is the role of coach Gautam Gambhir particularly significant in this success of the Indian team? Sourav's answer, 'Gautam Gambhir is an important part of the team. This success has come with the combined efforts of everyone. Everyone had a special contribution at some point in this outstanding success. Great batting line-up, bowling strength is also great. Overall, the team is very strong.'
What would you say about Sanju Samson's performance? Sourav's response, 'Good boy, good player. He gave the best performance at the right time. I am not surprised. He will go far. He will play for a long time in the 50-over and T20 formats of cricket.'
What would you say about Jasprit Bumrah's performance? Sourav's comment, 'No praise is enough for him. Extraordinary. Special bowler. "He didn't say anything under pressure."