Bails and Banter Ep 12: Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni, who is the bigger brand? Atul Wassan answers

Bails and Banter, presented by OTTplay and powered by Dafa News, released its 12th episode today, May 29. In the episode, our guest, former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan, opened up about MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar's aura, and more. 

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Atul Wassan on MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

During the 12th episode of Bails and Banter, Atul Wassan was asked who he thinks is the bigger brand between Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Reacting to the comparisons, the former Indian cricketer said, "You can't compare an apple and an orange, first of all. But I think if we see from the Indian cricket point of view, Dhoni's records as a captain are fantastic. He has won everything. But if we see his numbers, he will be in the middle somewhere. However, the total of his parts was greater than the subtotal, so that is Dhoni." 

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Atul Wassan on Sachin Tendulkar's aura

When Atul Wassan was asked about Sachin Tendulkar's last innings, his aura, and more, and also if that scale or aura is visible in today's cricket or not, the former cricketer said, "For that, one needs to work hard year after year, and then you get that respect. The profession he had had all these years, he made fans everywhere. Those England fans, Australian fans, they want that too because they are the sporting countries and they know how to appreciate players."

Atul also shared, "But in our country, we only take care of our players and not the others because we don't have that depth to appreciate others' qualities as a sportsman, because we are not a sporting country. We lack a sports culture. In India, we are good fans, but we are not good sports people." 

More about Bails and Banter

Meanwhile, Bails and Banter is a cricket show where a cricket expert talks about the sport, cricket matches, players, pre-match breakdowns, and more expert talks. The show began on May 17 and will continue till June 3. You can watch it on the OTTplay App and the OTTplay YouTube channel!

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