"In One-day Internationals, there are a lot of match winners. Rohit Sharma is one, his 100 in Melbourne (Second ODI of the tri-series against Australia) was remarkable," said Ganguly.
He also insisted that the defending champions have got a very good chance of going all the way in this edition of the World Cup.
"Yeah, I do give them a chance. In one-day cricket, I always give India a chance and with the format, we just have to get to the quarterfinals and then three games...Anybody's game," Ganguly told 'Headlines Today'.
"So you can see it on Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav. When you see their body, you can make it from outside that they are tired. That's why I said in one of my interviews that I hope India don't qualify for the tri-series so that it gives them a break. I would rather wanted them to come back for 3-4 days...Unpack and then go back and play the World Cup."
"The way Bhuvneshwar Kumar has bowled in one day matches and Tests, he is not the Bhuvneshwar Kumar in England or the way we have seen in other parts of the world. I don't know whether he is still recovering from his injury.
"So Shami, Umesh -- they all have to share the ball in death overs -- because you just can't depend on one bowler for death overs," explained Ganguly.
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