BCCI president and former captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said the Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli has all the talent to be considered a legitimate contender for the T20 World Cup and it only needs to show a bit of maturity to claim the trophy.

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

Asked what India need to do to win the title, Sourav said: “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.

“...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 good space to win the World Cup.”

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

Sourav 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. India should focus on winning every game and just taking it from there and not think about the title at the start,” he said.

“They (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. The wrong thing to do is when you take guard, you think I am here to win the World Cup.”