The comparison between former India captain MS Dhoni and current captain Virat Kohli has been going ever since Kohli took the reign from Dhoni. Although Kohli has become more mature now as a captain, MS Dhoni’s decision making and ability to stay calm in pressure situations make him better captain, even if he fails to do well with the bat. He is not only a successful international captain but also a successful captain of the Chennai Super Kings who led his side to win more than once. Even his lightning-quick glove work and read the situation no one can beat, thinks Michael Vaughan who referred to Dhoni as “best white-ball captain he has ever seen”.
“Eoin Morgan was a revelation in 50-over cricket. MS Dhoni doesn’t do international captaincy anymore but in our era, Dhoni is the best white-ball captain I have seen. The way he manoeuvres from behind the stump, just reads play, thinks out of the box, handles the pressure card and is also great with the bat. In Tests, Virat Kohli is busy, energetic, a brilliant batsman, full of life. I like the way he captains” Vaughan told Times of India.
“It goes beyond the actual tactical side of the pitch. You need to have a strong cricketing brain and a strong idea of how to manage people. It is also the way you portray yourself in the public, how you handle the media, the messages you send, the structure and goal that you set for the team. Good captains give their team a vision of what they want to achieve over the course of the next few months and years,” he added.
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The former England captain also commented on Ben Stokes and Steve Smith and he believes that the tough time both of them have seen, they learnt from their mistakes.
“Ben has shown he can hold his head up high, in terms of the way he has reacted and returned to the side. He works harder than anybody and in the dressing room he is very positive, driven. He wants to be the one person that makes the difference,” he told.
While Stokes was the hero of England for his outstanding contribution in winning the World Cup at Lord’s against New Zealand in the final, Vaughan says Steve Smith is the best Test cricketer he has ever seen.
“He is the best Test match player I’ve seen. I’ve seen all the all the greats of this era and the past. I think Steve Smith has something unique and different. When you think he started in Test cricket in 2010/11 as a No.7 who bowls leg-spin, it is again a lesson for everyone that if you work hard, dedicate your life to one subject – his subject is batting – you can do extraordinary things,” he concluded.
