Sourav Ganguly expressed that KL Rahul's impressive ODI numbers might have favored him over Rishabh Pant as India's first-choice wicketkeeper in the Champions Trophy. He also advocated for Abhishek Sharma's ODI debut and backed Virat Kohli to overcome his struggles against leg-spin while predicting India as favorites for the tournament,

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly reckons that there is very little to choose between keeper-batters KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant.

Former captain Sourav Ganguly believes KL Rahul's "fantastic" statistics in ODIs could be the underlying reason behind head coach Gautam Gambhir preferring him over the explosive wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant in India's Champions Trophy playing XI.

Sourav Ganguly believes KL Rahul's impressive batting average in the middle order makes him a key component in the Indian ODI setup.

Sunil Gavaskar stated that the spinners had slowed down the runs in the middle overs of the first match against Bangladesh

Sourav Ganguly supports KL Rahul over Rishabh Pant as India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in the Champions Trophy due to Rahul's impressive ODI statistics. Ganguly believes India, with its incredible depth in batting,

Ahead of the high-octane contest between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at Dubai on Sunday, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh backed skipper Rohit Sharma's match-winning abilities,