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Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has heaped praise on one of India’s current cricketing icons, referring to him as the best white-ball player the world has ever seen. Ganguly’s comments come despite the player’s recent dip in form, including struggles in recent matches.
Sourav Ganguly highlights the outstanding achievements of the Indian cricket star
praised Ganguly Virat Kohli as a once-in-a-lifetime female cricketer, comparable to the ancient Indian women cricketers Jhulan Goswami i Mithali Raj. He praised Kohli’s incredible achievement of scoring 80 international centuries and called him the best white-ball player in history. However, the former Indian captain expressed surprise at Kohli’s dip in form after his century in the first Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia in Perth, noting that despite their struggles in India, a strong series in Australia was expected, which unfortunately did not materialise.
“Virat Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, as is Jhulan, as is Mithali. To score 80 hundreds in international cricket is incredible. To me, he is the best white-ball player the world has seen world. But I was really surprised how he batted in Australia after the hundred in Perth. He struggled here in India but I thought after the hundred in Perth, it would be a great series for him,Ganguly said in an interview with Revsportz in Kolkata.
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Ganguly shares optimism for the player’s future
Despite these challenges, Ganguly expressed Kohli’s ability to overcome challenges, highlighting his resilience and adaptability. The Kolkata boy acknowledged that every player has strengths and weaknesses, but stressed the importance of adapting to weaknesses over time. Ganguly believes Kohli still has a lot of cricket left in him.
“But it happens. I think every player has their 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.
