Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has praised Virat Kohli before the ODI series against England, stating that Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime player, and that he is probably the greatest player in white-ball cricket.
Former president of Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, gave immense praise to Virat Kohli before the ODI series against England. Kohli’s last ODI appearance was against Sri Lanka after the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he had only scored 58 runs in three ODI series.
Kohli has had a great record in ODIs, as he has smashed 50 centuries in ODI matches, which is by far the most by any player who has played the 50-over format.
“Virat Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer,” Ganguly said.
“Like Jhulan (Goswami) and Mithali (Raj) are [for women’s cricket]in men’s cricket Virat Kohli is a once-in-a-lifetime player. To score 80 international centuries in a career is something unbelievable. For me, he’s probably the greatest white-ball player the world has seen,” he added.
Kohli recently featured in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, where he smashed an unbeaten century in the first match, followed by failed performances. He ended the five-match series with just 190 runs. Ganguly has also revealed that he had thought the recently-concluded Australia tour would be a big series for Kohli after his century in Perth.
“I was really surprised by the way he batted after getting a hundred in Perth. He struggled before that here, but after that hundred in Perth, I thought it’d be a big series for him, but it happens. Every player in the world has his weaknesses and strengths. There’s no player in the world who won’t have that. It’s [about] how you adapt your weaknesses as you play great bowlers over a period of time,” Ganguly further added.
Kohli will now be seen in action during the three-match ODI series against England, set to begin February 6. After that, he will be travelling to Dubai with the Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2025, set to begin February 19, along with the Men in Blur starting their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20.
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