Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was all praise for the way Virat Kohli’s style of captaincy and especially the way he has come out in support of an under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
“He [Kohli] is a fantastic captain. I don’t know what he does inside dressing room or what he does tactically, as I’m too far away [from the team]. I don’t know what he speaks in team meetings but the way he looks after his players is remarkable,” Ganguly said during a book launch in Kolkata.
“I keep saying about MS Dhoni and what I see of Virat on MS is fantastic. A champion player [Dhoni] who’s probably on his last leg of his career and Virat coming and saying that he’s my man and I want him to play. You just change a player,” he added.
A few former India cricketers, including VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar, recently raised questions about Dhoni’s T20I future, creating quite a storm in the country’s cricketing circles.
Kohli, however, has said his friendship with Dhoni has grown immensely over the years and it’s a blessing to have him in the side.
Ganguly said: “He’s top class cricketer, one of the best India have produced for a long long time. He reaches out, he handles it well.
“I like Virat Kohli and when I see him on the field, I sit on my sofa and watch. I’ve said it many times he’s a champion player. When I see him captaining India, he wants to win in all conditions. He’s very passionate,” Ganguly said.
Asked about his style of captaincy, Ganguly said: “Everyone has their own style. You have to allow an individual to blossom, allow to deliver.”
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