NEW DELHI – Amid the criticism over Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, formerIndian captain Sourav Ganguly has spoken in support of the Pakistan captain.

Ganguly said, “Sarfraz is a courageous player and the way he captained theteam during the champions trophy last year was impeccable.”

He is a great captain and cricketers like him are not born everyday, theformer Indian cricketer added.

Ganguly further said that he, himself, has served as captain and knows howit impacts them when the team does or does not perform well.

He also advised the Pakistan Cricket Board and former cricketers to supportand encourage Sarfraz. “His decisions have played a key role in Pakistan’srecent matches.”

The former Indian batsman also said he was surprised that two to four newplayers are included in Pakistan’s squad for each series.