Sourav Ganguly Is The Biggest Ever Captain Of India: Harbhajan Singh

While the fans and pundits are busy comparing Virat Kohli with his illustrious predecessor and the most decorated batsman of all time Sachin Tendulkar, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels the comparison is not fair on Tendulkar.

One of the greatest batsmen of all time, Sachin Tendulkar is the proud holder of almost all the batting records in the game and Kohli’s extraordinary exploits with the bat have made many believe that he can eclipse those records. At just 29, Kohli has already scored 52 international centuries and is shattering records every time he is coming to bat.  But while his unprecedented batting feats have further fuelled the comparisons with Tendulkar, Harbhajan believes there would be never another Tendulkar.

“Sachin and Virat are different batsmen. It won’t be fair on Sachin. Nobody is like Sachin and there will never be another Tendulkar ever in world cricket. I’ve bowled to both batsmen and I feel getting Sachin out was impossible,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying by India Today.

 

Sourav Ganguly Is The Biggest Ever Captain Of India: Harbhajan Singh
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“Virat is a great batsman, in great form and has been dominating for the past 4-5 years but I feel Tendulkar is on another level,” he added.

Sourav Ganguly Is The Biggest Ever Captain Of India: Harbhajan Singh
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Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra also gave his views on the much-talked about topic, saying that Kohli will break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries.

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“If we just talk about statistics, I feel Virat will overtake Sachin in terms of ODI tons. It was difficult for people to imagine someone can overtake what Sachin has done but Kohli has done that and he is setting an example for the team and the whole country. And his love for love for Test cricket will make youngsters love the longest format of the game,” Chopra said.

Harbhajan, meanwhile, further said that Sourav Ganguly is the ‘biggest-ever captain’ of India, stating that Ganguly took the team forward when it was rocked by the match-fixing scandals.

“I feel Ganguly is the biggest-ever captain of India. He did a very good job to take the team here after the match-fixing scandal and all… Virat is only taking the legacy forward.”

Sourav Ganguly Is The Biggest Ever Captain Of India: Harbhajan Singh
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“Virat always had the hunger and any person who has the hunger, he doesn’t look back. He is a champion player and is a role-model for all young players. Virat is a great batsman, in great form and has been dominating for the past 4-5 years but I feel Tendulkar is on another level,” he added.

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