Paarl, Jan. 10 -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed India as the favourites to win the 2026 T20 World Cup, citing the strength of the team's spin attack as a key factor.

Speaking about India's prospects in the marquee tournament, Ganguly expressed strong confidence in the side, particularly highlighting the quality of India's spinners and the availability of Varun Chakravarthy.

"India is my favourite, because they have the best spinners in the world. Varun Chakravarthy is fit. India is the favourite in this World Cup," Ganguly told reporters.

"This has been a great place for us. I've come so many times, World Cup final, 2003, although we lost, but we were exceptional at the tournament," he remembered his time during his pl...