Virat Kohli has left Sourav Ganguly lost for words

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has been lost for words after watching India’s vice-captain’s breathless innings against New Zealand in the third ODI at Mohali. Kohli, who smashed his 26th ODI century went on to add to the massive number of ODI centuries he already boasts of.

Sourav Ganguly went on to state that he had officially run out of adjectives to describe the brilliance of Virat Kohli at the moment. “It’s remarkable. It’s such a pleasure to see him bat. We keep talking good things about him. I have lost all adjectives about him. It’s just another good knock. Great knock to be honest. I wish he keeps playing like this,” Ganguly told India Today.

The former Indian skipper, Ganguly rated Virat Kohli as the best ODI finisher in the world at the moment.

Ganguly went on to add, “By far Virat Kohli there’s no doubt about it. He not just scores hundreds at No.3, he even wins matches. He gets hundreds in all conditions whether it’s in Australia, England or South Africa. There’s no comparison with MS Dhoni.

These two are the best ODI players along with Rohit Sharma in the squad. I think Kohli is miles ahead of others in terms of his average, in terms of winning, in terms of scoring runs in all conditions. I don’t think Dhoni has got a hundred away from sub-continent in ODI but Kohli has got hundreds in all conditions. I think Rohit has also got hundred in Australia but none of them will be at par with Kohli at the moment,” said Ganguly.

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Ganguly, who called time on his cricketing career all those years ago in 2008 also went on to state that MS Dhoni should bat at no. 4 from here on out. “Not sure if he continues to bat at No.4. Anil Kumble needs to push him up the order because it makes life lot easier for him and people coming down the order. He hasn’t got ODI hundred for three years and the reason is he bats just 40-50 balls. I think he not only undermines his talent but also undermines his team’s capacity of winning games.”

“If you see the innings of Kohli and Dhoni and none of them were under any pressure because both were scoring runs at will. That’s what happens when your two best one day players are at the crease. For me, the Indian batting should be Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane. Take the pressure up front.

“He keeps talking about finishing games. He finished the game today as well. He played so well at No.4,” Ganguly said.

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