England, Australia tours will define Virat Kohli as captain, feels Sourav Ganguly

Mumbai: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is very often known for breaking records in the game, irrespective of the format.

While he scored three centuries in the recently-concluded ODI series against South Africa, the talismanic skipper also became the first-ever batsman to score more than 500 in a bilateral ODI series, aggregating 558 runs from six matches.

Kohli led the Men in Blue to a dominating 5-1 series win over South Africa in a six-match ODI series.

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly heaped praise on the 29-year-old batsman, and was optimistic of seeing more from him.

"Kohli has done brilliantly. Overseas Test series wins will come - the only places he has captained India in full series are West Indies and South Africa,” Ganguly said to India Today.

"I have seen MS Dhoni captain, I have seen Rahul Dravid captain but I have never seen anyone perform this consistently with the bat as captain as Kohli has," he added.

The 45-year-old was of the opinion that the upcoming series in England and Australia later this year could define his role as a captain.

"The next two series in Australia and England will define him as a captain. He has got the ability. The best thing he does as a captain is that he leads by example. Look at the hundreds he got against South Africa,” he continued.

The ‘Prince of Kolkata’ also believed that Kohli was the flag bearer of Indian cricket.

"Kohli is a flag bearer of Indian cricket. I have seen a lot of purple patches including mine, Dravid's and Sachin Tendulkar's. I genuinely believe that this is not just a purple patch for Kohli, this is genuine greatness," he stated.

After leading his team to a series-opening win in the first Twenty20 against South Africa, Kohli and his men will be eager to clinch the series when the two teams face-off for the second T20 on Wednesday.