Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he did not want to compare Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, saying that the India captain is still the best in the world but Smith’s records speak for himself. Smith scored more than 750 runs in the Ashes 2019 and helped his side to retain that as well.

“These are questions not to be answered. How does it matter? It’s about performance. Virat is the best in the world at the moment. So that’s what makes us happy,” Ganguly told reporters.

When he was asked about Smith, he said: “His records speak for itself… 26 Test hundreds which is a phenomenal record.”

Sourav Ganguly was also asked about his desire of becoming the next India coach.

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“Let one coach finish, then we will think about the other coach,” he said. “In any case I am already a coach. I look after the Delhi Capitals in the IPL. In my first season last year, they did well. They went to the semifinals from being last for last seven years so it’s been good.”

Ganguly is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and associated with IPL franchise Delhi Capitals as the Team Advisor.

On MS Dhoni’s future, he said: “I don’t know what the selectors think, what Virat thinks. They are the important persons, let them make the decision.”

Ganguly also said India are the favouritesin the upcoming series against West Indies.

“India are favourites. India at home is a dangerous team. They are very hard to beat and that’s been the case for years,” he concluded.