Sunday, June 15, 2025
spot_img

Virat should open in T20 WC: Ganguly

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Bengaluru, May 10: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said the Indian team management should make Virat Kohli open in next month’s T20 World Cup to exploit the star batter’s rich vein of form in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Kohli is the current Orange Cap holder in this IPL with 634 runs from 12 matches, averaging 70.44 and at an impressive strike-rate of 153.51, which is significantly higher than his career rate of 134.31.“Virat is playing exceptionally well. The way Kohli batted last night – 90 in quick time, you need to use him as opener in T20 World Cup. He should open, evidenced by his last few IPL innings which have been outstanding,” Ganguly told PTI here on the sidelines of a promotional event.Ganguly said India have picked a balanced squad for the T20 World Cup which has the wherewithal to land the trophy after a gap of 17 years.India’s lone triumph in the T20 World Cup came in 2007, the inaugural edition held in South Africa.“This is an excellent squad. I think they have picked the best possible squad. Apart from batting depth, bowling looks excellent.“Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world at the moment. We have experience in Kuldeep, Axar, Siraj. It’s an ideal combination we have this time,” said Ganguly.This edition of the IPL has seen teams breaching the 250-run mark quite effortlessly, and the 51-year-old said the trend would continue in the future as well.
“This is going to be the trend in the years to come. T20 cricket has become a power-oriented game and that’s what it is going to be.“I was reading Sanju Samson’s comments the other day, where he said there’s no time to settle down in modern T20s. You just have to hit, and that’s the way it is going to be,” said Ganguly. (PTI)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Residents react after their home was struck by a missile launched from Iran, in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on Saturday

Residents react after their home was struck by a missile launched from Iran, in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on...

High-level panel to unearth root cause

Plane crash death toll reaches 270 New Delhi/Ahmedabad/Mumbai, June 14: The Centre on Saturday set up a high-level multi-disciplinary...

Work on Umshyrpi Bridge to continue until June 18

By Our Reporter SHILONG, June 14: The ongoing construction of the Umshyrpi Bridge will take some more time to...

NEHUTA disappointed over Prof N Saha’s arrest by CBI

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, June 14: The North-Eastern Hill University Teachers' Association (NEHUTA) has expressed deep disappointment following the...