Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari once again surprised the cricket world with his bold views on some of India’s biggest cricket icons, including Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambir. He made bold statements comparing the leadership and influence of coaches in modern era captains, batting legends and coaches in Indian cricket.
Asked about India’s best captain, Tiwari accepted Virat Kohli’s immense contribution in changing the mentality, fitness standards and aggressive sports style of the Indian cricket team. He said that Kohli had brought a fearless approach to Indian cricket and came close to receiving the major ICC trophies, but later chose Rohit Sharma as the best captain.
Manoj Tiwari says that Virat Kohli changed India, but Rohit Sharma’s ICC victory makes him number 1
The former Indian batsman said that Rohit’s record of winning several ICC titles has forced him to take Kohli out in the race. In particular, under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and Kohli played a major role in both the title Vijay.
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Manoj Tiwari was told by Inside Sport: “See,” it is very unfortunate that in our country, we only go through results. But it would be unfair to say that Virat Kohli was equally good as a captain. He had replaced Team India, and since Rohit Shamma said. Sharma. ,
The former Bengal cricketer also revealed the player in which he praised the most, and he is none other than the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Tiwari mentioned that Tendulkar is unmatched and a timeless talent, and even modern superstar Kohli is not close to him.
Manoj Tiwari chose Sourav Ganguly on MS Dhoni as India’s biggest captain
Meanwhile, Tiwari chose Suprev Ganguly as the captain of Best India over Ms. Dhoni, when he raised Rohit over Kohli, he took a shocking U-turn from his perspective.
The cricket expert chose Ganguly not only for his on-field captaincy, but also for his vision in presenting and supporting young talents. He said that Dhoni won many trophies due to Ganguly.
Tiwari further said, “They are both great leaders, obviously. But I will go with Sourav Ganguly. Just for the reason that the players who contributed more to MS Dhoni’s ICC-winning trophy were players who were young when they were younger by grandfather.
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Manoj Tiwari chose Rahul Dravid on Gautam Gambhir as India’s best coach
Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir asked to choose the best Indian coach, former Indian cricketer-turn-commentator chose the former coach, who won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024, he was actually influenced by Dravid’s quiet performance, strategic mentality, and focus on young talents, who were becoming a more effective and reliable coach.
Although there is a history between Gambhir and Tiwari, it was the failure of the current Indian head coach as a coach against New Zealand, which created the latter pick Dravid as a better coach. However, Gambhir won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as India’s coach, but under his guidance, the team faced embarrassing whitewash in the Home Test series after three decades.
The 3–0 shocking whiteness at the hands of New Zealand raised questions about Gambhir’s strategic view. The Teevary signed, saying, “Rahul Dravid. Because Gautam Gambhir has lost a pair of the series. One at home, which was not digestible due to the situation at home; how can you lose a series against New Zealand?”
