Indian former captain Sourav Ganguly has applauded the present captain Virat Kohli as a diamond in the modern day cricket following his usual heroic ton against Windies.
India won the first ODI against Windies comfortably by eight wickets with the tons from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The duo is amongst the lauds in the cricketing fraternity for their ferocious batting.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli went on to score his 36th ODI century in the match and now he only neededs 81 runs to enter the elite club of 10k runs. Following his knock in the first ODI, Sourav Ganguly has termed him as a diamond in modern day cricket.
“Virat Kohli is a great player. Anything is possible for him. In 80s we had Gavaskar, then Sachin came and now we have Virat Kohli. With his impressive strokeplay, he also inspires other batsmen. Kohli is like a diamond in the team. He makes batting look so easy when he comes at the crease.”
The former captain told that Indians were at no pressure during the chase because of the batting of the captains. “It was a fantastic performance. It never felt as if they are under pressure of a stiff target. They easily won the match and I strongly believe they will seal the series too,” Ganguly told IndiaTV. The left handed batsman also went on to laud the vice-captain also for his 6th 150+ score which was also a record broken on that game. Ganguly mentioned Rohit as near to Kohli in the ODI format.
“He (Rohit) is no less than Virat Kohli. He started slow yesterday but anchored the innings and led India to the victory. He has gained confidence in his game with time. In captaincy too, he has proved his mettle. This is the time for the selectors to take Rohit along on the Australian tour for the Test series. He has matured a lot in last two years,” Ganguly noted.
