Ganguly and Kohli’s captaincy along similar lines, opines Venkatesh Prasad 

The former bowling coach of Team India compared Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli as captains and said that the two received captaincy duties along similar lines. Prasad hailed Ganguly for the standards he set through his leadership in the Indian cricket circuit but admitted that the former Indian skipper had his own shortcomings as a player but added that the way the Bengal man transformed that team, that did include experienced players, was commendable.

“I think Sourav and Virat are pretty much on similar lines, because Sourav also took up captaincy when there were a lot of negative things going around the team. That's one. Second, Sourav had to really transform the team. I think it required huge leadership skills basically. And that's what Sourav showed. He had an amazing leadership quality and he set the standard both as captain and a player. He set very high standards in both categories. Yet there were some shortcomings. When it comes to Sourav's fitness or maybe his fielding skills or whatever. But that's fine. Who doesn't have shortcomings? But what was important at that stage was a good leader. And that's what Sourav showed everybody - what a leader can do. He transformed the team," Prasad told Timesofindia.com.

Prasad, who represented India in 33 Tests and 161 ODIs, also recalled the 2003 World Cup final which India had reached under Ganguly’s captaincy. Many blame Ganguly for choosing to bowl first against Australia in the final, and losing the game by 125 runs, but Prasad felt differently. The Kings XI Punjab bowling coach defended Ganguly, stating that it was his captaincy that had taken India to the final in the first place. He hence drew parallels between Ganguly and Kohli. Prasad attested that Ganguly was someone who hardly showed his emotions on the field, while Kohli is someone who is known for showcasing his aggression on the field.