The 40-year-old former cricketer praise the Indian batsman and criticise the bowlers for their below average performance.

“Our bowlers have no strength. When Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan arrived they had a lot of pace but gradually they dropped down. It’s an attitude thing, to bowl fast but the Indian bowlers think much rather than bowling fast,” Ganguly quoted as saying.

“They have to be like Shoaib Akhtar, who thinks nothing other than bowling fast. Glenn McGrath was brilliant in Australian conditions, while Wasim Akram was difficult in subcontinent wickets, especially with the older ball,” he added.