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“Greatest white-ball player the world has seen” – Sourav Ganguly hails Virat Kohli
By SMCS - Jan 21, 2025 8:00 am
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Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly supported Virat Kohli to score well in the upcoming matches despite a poor Australia tour. Referring to Kohli as a “once-in-a-lifetime cricketer,” Ganguly also said him the greatest white-ball player the world has witnessed as well. Kohli faced his worst Test tour of Australia recently as he managed only 190 runs in five Tests at 23.75 as well. Although he scored a hundred in the second innings in Perth, he had a poor show with the bat for the rest of the series.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli threw his wicket away again

Speaking in a video for Revsportz in Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly said: “Virat Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, like Jhulan is, like Mithali is. To score 80 hundreds in international cricket is incredible. To me, he is the greatest white-ball player the world has 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. But it happens. I think every player has his weaknesses and strengths, but what matters is how you adapt to your weaknesses as you play great cricket over a period of time. I still feel there is a lot of cricket left in Virat Kohli.”

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Ganguly also added that the tour of England later this year where Team India play five Tests will be important for him. He also warned India against repeating the same mistakes they did in Australia as well.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

“And the tour of England will be a big challenge for him. I’m not too worried about his form in the Champions Trophy because he is the best white-ball player the world has seen in a long time. He will score runs in this tournament in these conditions. But when it comes to red-ball cricket, on seaming and swinging pitches, they will need to bat better than they did in Australia. I’ve always said if you score 350-400 runs in the first innings of Test matches overseas, you put yourself in a position to win. If you are bowled out for less than 200, you are always fighting for survival,” Sourav Ganguly concluded.