Virat Kohli is not finished yet: Sourav Ganguly
The Hindu
Virat Kohli's 50th ODI hundred celebrated by Sourav Ganguly as "phenomenal achievement". Ganguly lauds India's "complete side" and "tremendous talent" in the team.
Virat Kohli scaled the ‘Mount 50’ on Wednesday, and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly had little doubt that the batting star has many more miles to traverse in his career.
Kohli made his 50th ODI hundred during the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, going one ahead of his idol Sachin Tendulkar.
“It will take a lot of beating to go past this and he's not finished yet. It's a phenomenal achievement,” Ganguly said during an interaction with reporters at the Eden Gardens.
The 35-year-old reached the milestone in the 42nd over off the bowling of Kiwis pacer Lockie Ferguson as India set New Zealand a staggering target of 398 in the last-four match at Mumbai.
Ganguly lauded the Indian team for playing an astounding brand of cricket.
“India are playing incredible cricket at the moment. Be it Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer or the bowlers.
“It's a complete side, there is tremendous talent in this team. But We need to take one step at a time," Ganguly said.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.