The former India skipper also spoke about Virat Kohli's disappointing returns with the bat in the Test series against Australia. Kohli's similar mode of dismissals throughout the series has raised questions about his ability to play red-ball cricket in the future.
While speaking to India Today, Sourav Ganguly revealed the reason for India's poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He blamed the team's batters for their inability to score big runs throughout the series.
India crossed the 350-run mark just twice in the whole series. Both of those scores came in fairly better batting conditions, once in Perth and the other one in Melbourne. In the last Test at Sydney, the batters struggled to counter the swing and seam and India were bundled out for sub-par scores in both innings.
Sourav Ganguly on Virat Kohli's lean run
“I don’t understand. He (Virat Kohli) is such a great player. But I am sure he will overcome this problem," Ganguly added.
More than his form, his mode of dismissals was a big issue. He was dismissed to the balls outside off stump on all eight occasions in the series. The repeated mode of dismissals raises questions about Kohli's future in the longest format of the game.
Australia reach second successive WTC Final
Meanwhile, Australia clinched the series 3-1 and made it to its second successive World Test Championship Final. They are also the defending WTC Champions, having defeated India in the final on the previous occasion. Australia will now face South Africa in the WTC Final in June. The match will be played at Lord's, London.
It was also the first time that India were unable to make it to the WTC final. The Men in Blue were the finalists on the first two occasions but lost to New Zealand and Australia in the summit clash respectively.
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