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Indian fans slam Sourav Ganguly’s tweet after India Women’s CWG Final defeat
While Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stitched a 96-run partnership and reignited hopes for a gold, the remaining batters failed to produce anything significant. India fell 9 runs short of victory in the end.

The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was slammed on micro-blogging site Twitter after his tweet on the women's final loss at the Commonwealth Games against Australia.India Women were on the verge of winning their first Commonwealth gold but had to settle for the silver medal following a nine-run defeat against the mighty Australia Women in the final. After the loss at Birmingham's Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday, many former cricketers took to social media to express their views on India's defeat.While some of them backed the squad for going so far in the competition, others conveyed their regret at the loss. Among them, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s congratulatory tweet caught the attention of Indian fans. Apart from lauding India women, the former India captain expressed his discontent with the side's defeat in the final.In the short message, Sourav Ganguly wrote, “Congratulations to the Indian women's team for winning silver. But they will go home disappointed as it was their game tonight.” The post received likes and re-tweets in adequate numbers. But Ganguly turned off the option to comment on his tweet.Quoting his tweet, some Indian fans urged him to organise more domestic tournaments for women cricketers. According to them, playing more cricket will make them understand their mistakes, which will be beneficial later on. A few of them also requested Sourav Ganguly to appoint a better coach for the squad.One of the fans asked Ganguly to organise the Women's IPL, and more domestic as well as international fixtures for women.Another individual reminded him, “How much disappointed till today you are, after losing 20 finals being the Captain of the side.”How much disappointed till today you @SGanguly99 are, after losing 20 finals being the Captain of the side @BCCIWomen @BCCI https://t.co/CBrwuKha2wA few fans reminded him of India's 2003 World Cup final defeat under Ganguly's captaincy.Some fans slammed his record as an administrator for not focusing more on women's cricket.Here are some other note-worthy reactions:Says the biggest disappointment as an Administrator. https://t.co/JPEM6DcKHkIn the CWG Final, India Women had a target of 162 runs to chase down in 20 overs. In reply, they lost their opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana early in the game. After that, Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stitched a 96-run partnership and reignited hopes for a gold medal.But the remaining batters failed to produce anything significant as India lost their final 5 wickets for just 13 runs. In the end, they fell just nine runs short of getting to the victory line.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:Aug 10, 2022, 12:17:05 IST
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