Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has praised one of India's current cricketers, saying that he is the greatest white player in the world. Ganguly's comments come despite the player's dip in form, including struggles in recent matches.
Sourav Ganguly highlights the unique achievements of the Indian cricketer
Ganguly praised Virat Kohli as a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, a match for former Indian women Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj. He praised Kohli's remarkable feat of scoring 80 international centuries and called him the purest cricketer. However, the former Indian skipper was surprised by Kohli's decline in form after his maiden Test century Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia in Perth, realizing that although they struggled in India, they expected a strong series in Australia, which unfortunately did not happen.
“Virat Kohli is a one-time cricketer, like Jhulan is, like Mithali is. To score 80 hundreds in international cricket is amazing. For me, he is the whitest batsman in the world. But I was surprised by the way he batted in Australia after the The hundred in Perth. He struggled with it 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 the hope for the future of the players
Despite these challenges, Ganguly showed that Kohli can overcome adversity, showing his resilience and adaptability. The Kolkata lad admitted that every player has strengths and weaknesses but stressed the need to adapt to weaknesses over time. Ganguly believes that Kohli still has a lot of cricket left in 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 big cricket over time. I still feel there is a lot of cricket in Virat Kohli,” he added.