‘Divided cricket as well’ - Fans criticise Sourav Ganguly for controversial statement after Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill's ton

Fans assumed that Sourav Ganguly missed out Virat Kohli and shared the congratulatory tweet for Cameron Green and Shubman Gill as the former BCCI President faced criticism

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Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Shubman Gill
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Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Shubman Gill. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill hit a phenomenal century against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 21 to help his team win by six wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium. After the completion of the match, many former cricketers lauded the youngster, including former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who was highly impressed with Shubman’s knock.

Tweeting about the same, the former cricketer stated that IPL has created a new standard for the upcoming stars and also lauded the two stunning knocks in two halves of the game. This created some confusion among the fans as many bashed Ganguly for not naming Virat Kohli, who hit his 7th IPL century in the same game. Notably, Mumbai Indians all-rounder Cameron Green too hit a century on the same day and thus, fans believe that the tweet was directed towards the Australia international and not Kohli.

“What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament,” Ganguly tweeted.

SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
12:11 AM · May 22, 2023
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Notably, batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost a couple of quick wickets but former skipper Virat Kohli kept going and helped the home team post 197 runs on board after 20 overs. He also scored two back-to-back centuries in the tournament and thus, Ganguly not naming him, unlike Gill, made the fans furious, especially when the two of them have been involved in multiple controversies in the recent past.

In IPL 2023 as well, Ganguly and Virat avoided shaking hands and that created a lot of buzz on social media. However, in the second leg, they were spotted shaking hands and since then, the Kohli vs Ganguly saga was quiet for some time before it resumed again. Nevertheless, Ganguly was bashed on social media again and was stated of dividing cricket. 

Meanwhile, RCB are once again eliminated from the IPL race while Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1 and Lucknow Super Giants will face Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator.

Here's how fans reacted -

SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
vibewidyou
Swati Dis'Qualified😍Dixit ಸ್ವಾತಿverified@vibewidyou
@SGanguly99 @BCCI They divided cricket as well U cud have mentioned Kohli as well. He also played very fantastic.
12:44 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
sundardisilva
Sundar D'silvaverified@sundardisilva
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Not taking the name of King Kholi 👑 and his century, Shows how hateful you are, can't even take a person's name. You may have removed your shirt and been nude in England, But V Kholi has more than you for Indian 🇮🇳 cricket or any other player in history. Dada let me… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
01:04 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
Jay2725
Jay Patel@Jay2725
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Dada will be one of the happiest person today🤣🤣
12:13 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
ramdarzak
Ram @ramdarzak
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Indian team has lots of good batsman always but is there a well deserved bowler in our team. It’s definitely No. First fullfill that and then come to @imVkohli . If you are a true sportsman to praise Gill century you should have added the lonely Kholi name in it.!!
12:41 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
ArishMa76397538
Arish Malik@ArishMa76397538
@SGanguly99 @BCCI This is wrong. The real one man show was shown by Virat kohli. Gill also played superbly but Making a hundred in a do or die game is very different. Love from 🇵🇰 We admire Virat kohli.
02:33 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
ShaileshMokash1
Shailesh Mokashi@ShaileshMokash1
@SGanguly99 @BCCI I know you enjoyed it but Kohli played as well if you don't want to appreciate King Kohli plz don't tweet #RCBvsGT
01:10 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
Pran__07
Prantik@Pran__07
@SGanguly99 @BCCI No words for Kohli’s back to back 100s?
12:12 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
sud2rock
Sudhanshu@sud2rock
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Kohli also scored two back to back 100s Dada. Just saying.
12:12 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
Ramesh475T
Ramesh Prabhu @Ramesh475T
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Nothing will erase the history of @imVkohli records till now. Be polite and open to all.
01:20 AM · May 22, 2023
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SGanguly99
Sourav Gangulyverified@SGanguly99
What talent this country produces .. shubman gill .. wow .. two stunning knocks in two halves .. IPL.. .. what standards in the tournament @BCCI
Vote4Didi
Noni@Vote4Didi
@SGanguly99 @BCCI Ganguly ! Your dady is here
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12:53 AM · May 22, 2023
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