Kohli will roam around Oxford Street shirtless if India win WC, Ganguly foresees

Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli PicPTISourav Ganguly waving his shirt at the Lords remains etched in memory and Virat Kohli will not just relive that iconic act but has agreed to go one better and walk around Oxford Street shirtless provided India win the 2019 World Cup Almost 16 years after his India team pulled off a remarkable chase to win the NatWest Series at the mecca of cricket former captain Ganguly foresees another shirtwaving act next yearI can guarantee you now if he wins the World Cup final at Lords in 2019 We better got our cameras ready as hes got the six packs I would not be surprised if hes on the Oxford Street with the Trophy and his shirt off Ganguly said today The present Cricket Association of Bengal CAB president added And I can tell you who will be following him Hardik Pandya 120 per cent pat came the reply from current skipper Kohli I dont think it will only be me because there will be a lot of people with six packs in the team We will all be roaming shirtless Hardik Pandya theres Bumrah as well We have got a few candidates Kohli said Ganguly and Kohli today unveiled the book Eleven Gods And A Billion Indians by cricket historian Boria Majumdar Recalling the day Ganguly said The best thing that happened at Lords was as I was taking the shirt off Laxman was pulling it down Then Harbhajan next to me asked what should I do I said you take it off too Ganguly said Kohlis men have it in them to win the World Cup next yearYes of course they can do it They played the Champions Trophy final last year Lets not get too far ahead Wish them all the best They have got some wonderful talent Hopefully they will be there We want them to win and whichever way its celebrated itll be up to them Showering praise on Kohli he said the present skipper transformed himself after his disastrous England tour in 2014 Look at his transformation He struggled in England and in less than six months he scores four hundreds in four Tests Ive not seen any Indian batsman play so well in Australia We all got hundreds in Australia Sachin Rahul VVS I have but what he did in those four Tests was something Ive not seen for a long time That actually transformed him There are times in life when every sportsman goes through Fitness has been given maximum emphasis by the Kohliled current teamTheres a purpose to it It may sound old fashioned But theres a meaning to it Over the years he has realised you play the best when you are the fittest Ganguly hailed The former captain said the change in culture had come under his captaincy We were always a good team at home the pitches spun We had the best spinners and at times we never needed to captain Every time I got tired I would stand at point and let Kumble and Harbhajan do the job It needed of change of culture and mindset We for the first time had an overseas trainer coach and a physio Before that we used to have manager and coaches for every tour The mindset changed and understood that if we have to be become a better team we have to go and win away from home Ganguly said about Indias transformation under him Majumdars book delves into every Indian cricket tour and event from its first Test in 1932 to the IPL Published by Simon amp Schuster the book also gives insights into the controversial Monkeygate episode and spotfixing scandal among othersCatch up on all the latest IPL news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever