“Why? Virat Kohli should play whatever cricket he wants to play. Because he performs,” Ganguly stated on the sidelines of an occasion.
Akhtar advised that Kohli should think about ‘extending his Test profession,’ expressing his perception that collaborating in white-ball cricket consumes a good portion of his power, doubtlessly impeding his prospects of sustaining a protracted tenure in Test cricket.
“I don’t think he should play more 50-overs matches after this World Cup. Also, if you see him in T20s, it takes a lot out of him. Kohli should focus on Test cricket and aim to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international 100s. I think he should play for at least 6 more years. Kohli has it in him to break the record. He should focus on Test cricket after this World Cup,” Akhtar stated on Backstage With Boria World Cup Special on Revsportz.
Ganguly termed India because the “favourites” for the World Cup, saying that what issues is how the staff performs in the course of the event.
“It is about how you play during the tournament. I have always said that and it doesn’t change and India will always be my favourite. As I said, how Rohit Sharma, Pandya and Dravid take the game on the ground is very important. I want to see the young left-hander in the side at the top of the order Yashasvi because he has enormous ability and he is fearless. So, this is a great side,” he stated.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com