Xtra Time Web Desk: Former India opener Virender Sehwag has sparked a debate by comparing the captaincy between Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli. The Nawab of Najafgarh has cast his vote on Ganguly primarily because he built a new team and backed them through their highs and lows. Sehwag himself got an opportunity under Sourav as captain. So it wasn’t surprising to see Sehwag rating Ganguly very highly in terms of his captaincy skills.
But one cannot deny the fact that Kohli too has been a very successful captain for India across formats. He is the most successful Test captain, having won 40 out of the 68 Test matches he captained with a win percentage of 58.82, leading by a country mile. Ganguly on the other hand won 21 out of the 49 Test matches he captain with a win percentage of 42.85.
“Sourav Ganguly built a new team, brought in new players and backed them through their highs and lows. I doubt if Kohli did that in his tenure” Sehwag said in the latest episode of Sports18’s show Home of Heroes.
Sehwag also added, “In my opinion, the No 1 captain is the one who builds a team and gives confidence to his players. He (Kohli) backed some players, some he did not.”