T20 World Cup: Indian team packed with talent but needs to show maturity to win WC, says Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly believes that there’s no dearth of talent in Virat Kohli-led team but they will have to show maturity to clinch the title.

“So, you don't become champions easily and you just don't become champions just by stepping into a tournament, so they have to get through the process, they have to show maturity," said Ganguly in an online conversation.

"...they all have the talent, they all have the skill to score runs and take wickets at this level. They just have to be mentally in a good place to win the World Cup," he added.

Ganguly said the side should focus on winning every game instead of targeting the title straight up.

"...(the) title is only won when the finals are finished. So, you have a lot of cricket to be played before that and I think India should focus (on) every game, India should focus on winning every game and just taking it from there and not think about the title at the start," he said.

"India will always be contenders in whatever competition they play in and the challenge for them is to be at peace with themselves, focus on the process rather than the results because the most toughest thing and the most wrong thing to do is when you take guard and you think I am here to win the World Cup.

"...what is important is to play the next ball which is coming out of the hand and keep doing that till you get to the finals," he added.

The former skipper was speaking after Games24x7, a multi-game platform launched a new campaign -- titled 'Game Ke Deewane' -- for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, on its fantasy sports platform, 'My11Circle'.

India will open their T20 World Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24.