The Indian captain Virat Kohli after winning the second Test against Bangladesh spoke high of Sourav Ganguly’s team.
Kohli thanked Sourav Ganguly for establishing a winning culture. “The idea is to establish yourself in the middle and we have learnt to stand up and give it back. It all started with Dada’s team and we are just carrying it forward.”
The former Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar spoke about the win and what Kohli commented.
“This is a fantastic win but I would like to make a point. The Indian captain said that this thing started in 2000 with Dada’s (Ganguly’s) team. I know Dada is the BCCI President, so maybe Kohli wanted to say nice things about him. But India were also winning in the ’70s and ’80s. He wasn’t born then,” Gavaskar said in the post-match show.
Gavaskar further mentioned that many people think cricket began only in 2000s but India had won away from home 30 years back.
“A lot of people still think that cricket started only in 2000s. But the Indian team won overseas in the ’70s. The Indian team also won away in 1986. India also drew series overseas. They lost like other teams did,” Gavaskar said.
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