NEW DELHI – Pakistani speedstar Shoaib Akhtar’s surprise response over newIndian BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly.
Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday applauded the decision.,Akhtar, who played forKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) under the captaincy of Ganguly, believes thePrince of Kolkata had transformed Indian cricket during its tough phasebesides changing the players’ mentality as he has brilliant cricketingknowledge.
“One person that transformed Indian cricket was Sourav Ganguly, never feltbefore 97-98 that India could beat Pakistan, IANS has reported.
I never felt India had the system to beat Pakistan until Sourav Gangulybecame the captain. Sourav Ganguly changed the mentality of Indian cricket.He had an eye to pick a talent to play for India,” Akhtar said in a videoon his YouTube channel.
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“Sourav Ganguly is a great leader, he is honest person when it comes topicking up talent. He is a brilliant cricketing knowledge,” he added.
