Known for his on field aggression and motivational speeches, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly would have a word with his co-owned football franchise Atletico De Kolkata players Wednesday.
Having won just one out of their last six games of the Indian Super League, the team is in need of something inspirational and Ganguly would be providing that to the players with some much needed pep talk.
After leading the table in the initial rounds, the Kolkata franchise has dropped to the second spot after a string of below part performances.
Atletico's co-owner Utsav Parekh said "Ganguly is scheduled to meet the team tomorrow at the hotel. 99 percent Sourav will be there with me for the Pune and Delhi matches."
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