Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly He paid huge tributes to one of India's current cricketing icons, referring to him as the greatest white-ball player the world has ever seen. Ganguly's comments come despite the player's recent decline, including his struggles in recent matches.
Sourav Ganguly highlights the extraordinary achievements of the Indian cricket star
Ganguly praised Virat Kohli As a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, she can be compared to previous Indian women cricketers Golan Goswami and Mithali Raj. He praised Kohli's amazing achievement of scoring 80 international centuries and described him as the greatest white-ball player of all time. However, the former Indian captain expressed his surprise at Kohli's decline in form after his century in the first Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia In Perth, he pointed out that despite his struggles in India, he was expecting a strong series in Australia, which unfortunately did not materialize.
“Virat Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, like Jawlan, like Mithali. To score 80 runs in international cricket is unbelievable. For me, he is the greatest white-ball player the world has ever seen. But I was really surprised by the way he batted in Australia after The hundred in Perth, he struggled before that here in India, but I thought after the hundred in Perth, it would be a big series for him.Ganguly said in an interview with Revsportz in Kolkata.
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Ganguly shares optimism about the player's future
Despite these challenges, Ganguly expressed Kohli's ability to overcome challenges and highlighted his resilience and adaptability. The Kolkata boy admitted that every player has strengths and weaknesses but emphasized the importance of adapting to weaknesses over time. Ganguly believes Kohli still has a lot of cricket left to do.
“But it happens. I think every player has weaknesses and strengths, but what matters is how you adapt to your weaknesses while playing great cricket over a period of time. I still feel there is a lot of cricket left in Virat Kohli,He added.