Indian captain Virat Kohli was criticized by Australian coach Justin Langer for his on-field celebrations which were very loud and aggressive to his liking. Langer said if his players do the same they will be termed as 'bad guys'.
However, even after his comment, nothing changed and Kohli continued the way he is. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has advised the same to Virat. He believes the 30-year-old should not be bothered about anyone's view against him.
"Virat should not desert his attitude as it has brought him so much success on the field. It has made him into the batsman that we all love and admire," he said.
Ganguly also supported Rohit Sharma who doesn't have an impressive start to the Test series. "I hope Rohit plays well in Perth. He is a genuine match winner and fantastic to watch being an amazing back-foot player," Ganguly opined.
Sourav Ganguly also warned the Indian team for the potential threat of losing the series if they let Australia win in Perth.
"Perth is going to be the most crucial match of the series and if India can either win there or even escape with a draw it will be really tough to stop them from winning the series. Australia always plays well at Perth with his high pace and bounce," opined Ganguly.
The Prince of Kolkata also singled out Indian opener KL Rahul for some criticism and advised him to tighten his game soon enough.
"Rahul has to tighten his game even if he doesn't score many runs. He should always look to stay at the crease till the first 15-20 overs at least. If it brings him runs, great but if not, so be it! The openers have to wear down the new ball threat so that the rest of the batsmen can benefit from it and score heavily. In 2003 our opener Akash Chopra used to do that for us and the rest is history," he explained.
Nathan Lyon picked up six wickets in the second innings and also added runs with the bat.
"Lyon is a very good spinner. The last time in Adelaide he took the match away from a rampaging Kohli. He consistently uses the rough and keeps hitting the spot all the time which brings him rich rewards. The Indian batsmen might try sweeping him from outside the off-stump to disturb his line and length. This could be a way to counter the guy," said Ganguly.
(With Inputs of India TV)
