Gautam Gambhir rates Virat Kohli ahead of MS Dhoni, Saurav Ganguly

Former Indian player Gautam Gambhir has heaped praises on Virat Kohli rating him as best Test captain ahe of MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly. Gambhir lauded Kohli's captaincy and explained what sets him apart from former captains after India beat South Africa in second Test in Pune.

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Kohli led India to an innings and 137-run win in  second Test against South Africa in Pune on Sunday by virtue of which India has taken an unassailable 2-0 le in three-match Test series. This was India’s record 11th consecutive series win at home going past Australia’s record of 10 series.

Gambhir heaps praise on Kohli's captaincy:

In post-match analysis talking to official brocasters, Gambhir termed Kohli as a fearless captain who is t afraid of losing and said that was his biggest plus. He said that everyone talks about MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid but with what Kohli has created India has started winning overseas as well.

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He has taken risk of playing an extra bowler which previous captains have t been able to because y intended on saving test match. On or hand, Kohli is t afraid of losing and that's why he has been so successful ded former player.

Gambhir's recent criticism on Kohli's captaincy:

This statement from Gambhir comes a few weeks after he criticised Kohli on his captaincy. He said that he h a long way to go and his World Cup was great because he h Sharma and Dhoni besides him. He furr ded that captaincy credentials are ticed while leing a franchise. He compared Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni's IPL captaincy with Kohli's captaincy and said that results were for everyone to see.

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Since Kohli has been in charge of team India last lost only two Test series. One during  2017-18 tour of South Africa, while or in England in 2018. This year, Men in Blue have won series in Australia and West Indies under Kohli's leership. India nailed series against South Africa 2-0 with a test to go and Men in Blue will look to clean sweep series and furr strengn ir position on ICC Test Championship points table.

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