Mamata Banerjee claims India would have won World Cup final if they played in Kolkata or Mumbai instead of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Banerjee claimed that the BJP has "saffronized" the Indian Cricket Team.

Mamata Banerjee claims India would have won World Cup final if they played in Kolkata or Mumbai instead of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Mamata Banerjee, Rohit Sharma (Images via X, ESPNcricinfo)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after India’s World Cup final loss to Australia. The match was played at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium and according to Banerjee, India would have won the tournament had Kolkata’s Eden Gardens or Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium hosted the final.

Notably, the Ahmedabad crowd faced a lot of criticism over their silence in the stadium. On X, many fans slammed them for not backing the team when they were losing momentum and even opined that hosting the final either in Kolkata or Mumbai would have been better. While addressing Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, she slammed The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by claiming that the party had given Team India the saffron jerseys.

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I can tell you if the (World Cup) final would have been in Eden or Wankhede, we would have won. They (BJP) have given them saffron jerseys.
Banerjee said.

Rohit Sharma and Co. used to wear blue jerseys during practice sessions. But they wore saffron jerseys for their practice sessions in this World Cup. Banerjee claimed that the BJP has “saffronized” the Indian Cricket Team.

PM Narendra Modi sends message after India lost World Cup final to Australia

PM Narendra Modi attended the final between India and Australia and after the former’s loss, he met them in the dressing room. A picture of Modi consoling Mohammed Shami also went viral.

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Rohit Sharma, Narendra Modi, Virat Kohli (Image via X)

In the dressing room, he could be heard telling the team that they lost the final after winning 10 matches. He invited them to meet him in Delhi whenever they came to the national capital.

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India started their World Cup campaign with a victory over Australia and continued winning all the group-stage matches. In the final, Pat Cummins and company easily defeated them by six wickets after chasing down a small 241-run target.

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