He is a great player, but… what did Sourav Ganguly say about Virat Kohli?

Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly believes that if Virat Kohli plays with the same freedom in the T20 World Cup as he did in the IPL this year, it will be important for India. At the same time, Ganguly also gave advice to Kohli and said that he should open the innings with Rohit Sharma. Kohli was the highest run scorer in IPL 2024 and he played aggressively in the middle overs to silence his critics. His strike rate was also the best of his IPL career this season.

The RCB star batsman scored 741 runs in 15 matches. He had an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.70. Ganguly has said that if Team India has to do well in the T20 World Cup, then Virat Kohli will have to play with complete freedom. Ganguly said on Revsports, I would like Virat and Rohit to open together. I want Virat Kohli to bat the same way he did for RCB in the second half of the IPL. He has to bat with freedom. Needless to say, he is a great player, but for India to perform well, Virat has to bat with freedom like in the IPL. So my choice would be Virat and Rohit in the top order.

Team India will start its T20 World Cup campaign from June 5. When the team will play its first match against Ireland. While on June 9, India will clash with its arch-rival Pakistan. Ganguly said about the team that, the team has many great players and they are entering the tournament on the basis of some serious T20 cricket in the form of IPL. This will help them in New York. Another thing in their favor will be that their grounds are big and this will help our spinners. You can never rule India out in the World Cup, because the team has so many great players.