Wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel shared his take on the ongoing debate between two former India captains, Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni. He believes Ganguly had a bigger impact on Indian cricket than Dhoni.
Speaking on Star Sports' Cricket Connected, Parthiv said the way Ganguly handled Indian cricket after a contrite phase and built a team is commendable.
“The competition is valid between the two captains. One captain has a lot of trophies while the other captain has built the team. When Sourav Ganguly became the captain after 2000, Indian cricket was going through a difficult time.”
“From there he built a team that won abroad, not that we are not winning earlier, but we won big Test matches abroad like Headingly, in Australia and then went to Pakistan and won the Test series.
“If you talk about the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, no one was thinking that the Indian team will reach the final,” he further said.
Parthiv only mentioned the three ICC trophies India won under Dhoni's captaincy. “If you talk about Dhoni, he has a lot of trophies. He is the only captain who has won so many trophies. In my opinion, if I have to cast my vote it would be for Dada because he built a team from scratch,” Parthiv said.
