I’m sure he (Kishan) will get his chance; his time will come – Sourav Ganguly

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Sourav Ganguly says in India, we have too many opinions, let (head coach) Rahul Dravid and (skipper) Rohit Sharma decide

Feelings might have been partitioned over Ishan Kishan sitting out of the Indian ODI setup after his world record double century but former India skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the swashbuckling keeper-batter needs to hang tight for his time as Shubman Gill has done no wrong.

Feelings might have been partitioned over Ishan Kishan sitting out of the Indian ODI setup after his world record double century but former India skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the swashbuckling keeper-batter needs to hang tight for his time as Shubman Gill has done no wrong. 

“I’m sure he (Kishan) will get his chance. His time will come,”

the former BCCI president said, as India has a packed ODI calendar in the build-up to the World Cup in October-November. 

The left-handed batter made history on December 10 against Bangladesh in Chattogram when he scored 210 runs from 131 balls, turning into the youngest and fastest to score a double century in ODIs.

But that knock did not sure him a place in India’s next ODI as he needed to clear a path for assigned India opener Shubman Gill in their three-match series-opener against Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday.

Many former cricketers including Venkatesh Prasad criticized Team India’s decision to drop Kishan in the Guwahati ODI but Ganguly decided to stay silent.

“I don’t know… It’s difficult for me to say. In India, we have too many opinions, let (head coach) Rahul Dravid and (skipper) Rohit Sharma decide. People who play the game should decide who the best is,”

Ganguly said on the sidelines of a promotional event for Ajanta Shoes.

In the Guwahati one-dayer, Kohli scored his 45th ODI century and stayed four short of Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 49 hundred.

Asked who’s to compare Kohli with Tendulkar, Ganguly said:

“It’s a difficult question to answer.”

“Kohli is a fantastic player. He’s played many such innings, 45 hundred don’t happen like this. He’s a special talent. There will be periods when he will not score, but he’s a special player.” 

Under rehab following his accident, Rishabh Pant won’t be available to lead Delhi Capitals this time.

“We will do the best with whatever team we will have,”

Ganguly, who will be back with the IPL franchise’s think tank after a three-year break, said.

“Every time there’s a challenge, we had a different team in 2019. I was not there for three years and we’ll try to do well this time,”

concluded the former BCCI president.

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