Kohli more skilful than me, says Ganguly

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Back in form with a blazing century at the Asia Cup, Virat Kohli has earned praise from BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who
said the star Indian batter is ‘more skilful' than him as a player.
Both played aggressive brand of cricket as captains, but Ganguly said in terms of skill set, Kohli is ahead of him.
“I don't think that (captaincy) should be the comparison… The comparison should be in terms of skill as a player. I think he is
more skilful than I am,” Ganguly said of Kohli in the Ranveer Show on YouTube.
Having returned after a month-long break, Kohli recently recorded his first international century in 1020 days, when he
slammed a 61-ball 122 not out during India's final Super 4 clash against Afghanistan in Dubai on Thursday.
Showering praise on Kohli, Ganguly further said: “We played in different generations, and we played a lot of cricket. I played in
my generation, and he will continue playing, probably playing more games than I did. “Currently, I have played more than what he
has but he will get past that. He is tremendous.” “Cricket has become a bit more hectic, busy. COVID for the last two seasons has
made it even tougher because of quarantine and all that went on. But the rewards are good.”
Asked whether he gave Kohli any advice when he was struggling for form, Ganguly said: “I don't get to see them. The poor
guys travel a lot.” “Everybody has been under media scrutiny. Just the names keep changing over a period of time. I won't get
to know half of it because I didn't read so much. I would enter a hotel and the first thing I would say at the reception, ‘Boss,
don't put the newspaper under my door in the morning'. “But now, obviously, it's a lot more; social media is on your computer
and phone. But I think cricketers find a way to shut that off,” Ganguly added.
Kohli reached the elusive three-figure mark after almost three years, albeit in a format “he least expected to”.