NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel expressed his enduring admiration for Sourav Ganguly, deciding on the previous president of the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and captain over the illustrious Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Patel, who made his debut for India on the age of 17 in 2002, performed 15 Take a look at matches and 10 ODIs underneath Ganguly’s captaincy between 2002 and 2004.
In the course of the sixth Development In Endourology Convention On the Discussion board Conference Centre, Patel spoke about his desire, stating, “Immediately I might nonetheless select Sourav Ganguly as my captain for certain. We have had lots of profitable captains – Dhoni, Virat Kohli, everybody. However I might nonetheless select Sourav. I believe he had time for everybody. Everybody else has been nice captains as effectively. However I might nonetheless select him.”
Ganguly was recognized for his means to again his gamers, a trait that left an enduring impression on Patel. Regardless of acknowledging the greatness of captains like Dhoni and Kohli, Patel emphasised the delicate nook he holds for Ganguly as his first skipper.

“In fact, Dhoni’s been nice. There isn’t a doubt about it. However when your first captain, you all the time have a delicate nook for him. And that is precisely what I’ve,” Patel added.
Parthiv Patel had a profitable stint within the Indian Premier League (IPL), successful the title with the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) in 2010. He later joined the Mumbai Indians in 2015 and 2017, contributing considerably to their triumphs.
Reflecting on his experiences, Patel additionally spoke concerning the distinction in kinds between Delhi batters Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. He famous that each gamers are well mannered, however Kohli’s strategy, each on and off the sphere, tends to be barely extra aggressive.
“On the bottom and off the bottom, Virat could be very well mannered. Gautam can be very well mannered. However all of us love Virat Kohli. The best way he celebrates and stuff. He conjures up lots of them. I’ve performed lots of cricket with Gautam, however I might say Virat’s quite barely extra aggressive,” Parthiv Patel concluded.

(With inputs from ANI)