Gautam Gambhir agrees with Virat Kohli, says India owes Sourav Ganguly for overseas form

Indian cricket team recently defeated Bangladesh in a historic Pink-Ball Test at Eden Gardens. With win, team India maintains ir 1 ranking in Test cricket and extend ir lead to 360 points in ongoing ICC World Test Championship. After win, Indian captain Virat Kohli said that Indian team learned to stand up in format under Sourav Ganguly and present team is ably taking forward and reaping rewards. He indicated that team India started winning in overseas conditions during Ganguly’s reign and his team is following same belief and hard work. However, Kohli faced some criticism from legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.

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Gautam Gambhir stands with Virat Kohli, says India started winning overseas under Sourav Ganguly

Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar lamented Virat Kohli’s statement by saying that Indian team also won in overseas conditions during 1970s and 1980s. He implied that Virat Kohli praised Sourav Ganguly because he is current BCCI president and he just wanted to say some nice things about him. However, Virat Kohli found some support in form of his former India teammate Gautam Gambhir.

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Supporting Virat Kohli’s statement, Gautam Gambhir agreed that present team is carrying forward Ganguly’s legacy as captain. While speaking with a media house, he added that every Indian captain has been comparatively dominant at home but it was under Sourav Ganguly that India started winning Test matches abroad.

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After whitewashing Bangladesh in Test series, team India will w face West Indies in a limited-overs home series. West Indies are scheduled to tour India in December and will play three T20Is and three ODIs over course of 16 days in country. series will begin with first of three T20Is on December 6 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

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