Both of their tenures were filled with several memorable victories for India in overseas conditions. Notably, Ganguly is the third most successful captain for India in Tests having 21 wins from 49 matches out of which two came in SENA countries. On the other hand, Kohli is India's most successful captain in Tests with 40 wins from 68 matches with seven wins in SENA countries which is also most by an Indian. Comparing both Kohli and , Bangar said that both of them had different methods, some worked while some didn't. "I think looking back Virat Kohli's captaincy phase was similar to Sourav Ganguly's phase was also, since 2001 to maybe 2004-05 where the onus was on wanting to win Test matches abroad. I believe that broadly, different methods. Everybody wants to do or achieve that but I think some methods work and some didn't," Bangar said on the Rao podcast. Further speaking ahead, Bangar also mentioned that Kohli should've continued as Test captain for a longer period. "I personally feel that he should have continued for longer as a Test captain because he probably captained India in 65 Test matches, and one of the things I feel is that he could have probably continued as a Test captain for a longer period, he added. Sudden end to Kohli's captaincy tenure Notably, Kohli stepped down from captaincy after India's 1-2 series loss in South Africa in January 2022. The Delhi-born batter earlier stepped down from T20I captaincy after the T20 World Cup 2021. However, he was removed from ODI captaincy despite his desire to continue in the role with . Kohli's decision to step down from Test captaincy as well came out of his uncordial relations with the BCCI and team management. As a result, the glittering period of Test cricket under India's most successful captain in Tests came to an end.