New Delhi—ex-indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has advocated for the selection of Virat Kohli as India’s opening batsman in the forthcoming T20 World Cup, citing his excellent performance during the ongoing Indian Premier League game.
“Virat played very well. The way Kohli batted last night – quick 90s you need him for the T20 World Cup opener,” Ganguly told PTI, making a point on Kohli’s stellar performance.
Ganguly is optimistic that India will have a strong chance to win the title after seventeen years because of her balanced and experienced team.
Recalling how T20 cricket has become high scoring, Ganguly observed that power-hitting has affected players’ approach to the game and its changing dynamics.
“This is going to be the trend in coming years; it’s all about power hitting now,” Ganguly admitted, worried about what this would mean for future matches.
The former cricketer opined that such factors as impact player rule and aggressive approach by modern batsmen have led to increased number of goals scored in IPL.
“So now we get scores like 240, 250 in IPL…that’s how it goes….this is how players are approaching today,” Ganguly pointed out, noting Changing dynamics.
He suggests that bowlers should work on their skills while playing against batsmen who dominate T20 format through examples of good bowlers excelling in all formats.
“I don’t believe in formats. I believe in skills. These are model players who will thrive in all formats,” said Ganguly underlining adaptability role here
While speaking about Wicketkeeper-batsman selection for T20 World Cup, he back dinesh karthik rather than choosing reesha pant or sanjou samson….
“But there are better player than Dinesh…you can’t say Sanju or Rishabh should not be included, I don’t think,” Ganguly disagreed with the selectors.
Ganguly is silent about what happened to Lucknow Supergiants captain KL Rahul, saying that the situation must be fully understood.
“It would be unfair for me to comment based on the TV snatching incident…so, I’ll leave it at that,” Ganguly said, avoiding making any conclusions.
