Pant is one for future: Ganguly

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Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday hailed India's historic Test series win in Australia and said wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is one for the "future".

Having made his Test debut in August 2018, the 21-year-old Pant has gone from strength to strength, scoring a Test hundred each in England and Australia within months.

In Australia, Pant amassed 350 runs in seven innings, the second highest after Pujara, while behind the stumps he broke the record for most catches — 20 —  by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test series.

"He will be a superb player for India in the future. He has been so good in the series and in future also, he will shine," Ganguly said.

Terming India's win terrific, Ganguly said: "It's a terrific win. They played excellent cricket througout and the batting clicked. They scored 400-600 runs and that was the key."

Asked to compare Kohli's side with teams of the past including his side that drew 1-1 in 2003-04, Ganguly said: "I don't compare ever. So I can't answer that question.

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