‘Itna hi acha hai toh final bhi yhi karwana chahiye na’- fans troll Sourav Ganguly after he calls Eden Gardens the best stadium

Following the conclusion of the Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator match of the Indian T20 League 2022, Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Indian Cricket Board, took to Twitter to heap praise on the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. Ganguly highlighted how good the wicket was in both the games conducted at the venue recently. More than 800 runs were scores across two days. Moreover, the stadium boasts of a great outfield.

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Prior to the start of the Qualifier 1 match, there were murmurs of conducting the matches to a different venue as torrential rains had wreaked havoc in Kolkata. However, despite that, the Indian Cricket Board and Cricket Association of Bengal took all the necessary efforts to conduct the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator match smoothly.

“The best venue..800runs in 2 days, no decision till last over, outfield like carpet, thunderstorms in the afternoon, the  game starts on time, belter of a surface, picturesque stadium, every seat full, no better place than a playoff.” Sourav Ganguly wrote on his Twitter handle.

The best venue..800runs in 2 days,no decision till last over,outfield like carpet, thunderstorms in the afternoon,game starts on time,belter of a surface, picturesque stadium,every seat full,no better place then a playoff @BCCI @IPL pic.twitter.com/U1W6wOlvQP

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 26, 2022

His Tweet didn’t go down too well with the fans and a lot of them trolled him instead for only conducting the two knockout matches in Kolkata and hosting the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Here’s a look at some of the notable reactions.

Bias tweet. If it was best, why no finals there. Accept that Ahmedabad is best stadium.

— Nikunj Bhagchandani (@Nikunjbhagchand) May 27, 2022

Stop this obsession with Eden and Ahmedabad we have had better venues

— Vikram Raj (@Vikramr61890795) May 26, 2022

Ghar ki taarif to karni hi thi ofcourse.

— Archer (@poserarcher) May 26, 2022

Ticket ka scam bhut hai sir eha.... 800 ticket 2500 hojata hai offline tickets nhi security log magar bechenge ticket 2500 main 🙏🏻🙏🏻 worst experience 🙏🏻⛔

— Asutosh parida (@Asutoshparida20) May 26, 2022

Itna hi acha h toh final bhi yhi karwana chahiye na

Faltu ahemdabad ja rhe

— YouAreWrong¹⁸ (@huihui_____) May 26, 2022

Game starts on time? pic.twitter.com/gNmTBq0huH

— Sandeep Bhaiya (@Sandeep_Bhaiya_) May 26, 2022

2 match? Sample size kuch chhota nahi ho gaya dada? Aur jaisa weather tha kahin cancel ho jaate playoffs tab maza aata, ye saari shekhi nikal jaati

— Chachha Vidhaayak (@randomsome123) May 27, 2022

For the unversed, the Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator match of the Indian T20 League 2022 were conducted at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Gujarat beat Rajasthan by 7 wickets in the Qualifier 1 match to book a spot in the final of the tournament. In the Eliminator game, Bangalore got the better off Lucknow as they beat the latter by 14 runs.

The Qualifier 2 and the final of the Indian T20 League 2022 will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday and Sunday respectively.