At the helm during Virat Kohli’s transition from a gifted youngster to a veteran cricketer, MS Dhoni said the current India skipper is close to being a legend for all the brilliance he has shown in the last few years.
At the app launch of ‘Run Adam’, Dhoni said, “He (Kohli) is the best, and has already reached a status, where he is close to (being) a legend. So I am very happy for him. And the way he has batted everywhere and in the last few years, he has just been brilliant.”
The former skipper complimented his skipper for his batting exploits. Kohli played all his cricket under Dhoni’s captaincy and blossomed from a talented teenager into a world beater. His 149 against England in the first Test was the final frontier that the current India captain captured. Dhoni is happy that Kohli is taking the team forward.
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Dhoni elaborated, “He keeps taking the team forward and that is what you want from a leader. So all the best to him.”
Former Indian skipper also cleared the air about his international future making it clear that he is going nowhere till the 2019 World Cup in England.
Rubbishing all the speculations, MS said, “I took the ball to see why we are not able to get enough reverse swing. Because we will be playing the World Cup in England, we have to (ensure) that we get the reverse swing going. Because it is something that is very important. If the opposition is getting it, we should also get it, at some point or the other. After 50 overs, the ball is useless to the ICC (International Cricket Council), so I requested the umpire ‘Can I get the ball and gave it to the bowling coach?”
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He further added, “We need to work on it as to how we can get it more scuffed up so that we can get a bit of reverse swing going, that will in-turn help the fast bowlers get those yorkers or wickets in and around the 40th over mark. That would really help us restrict the opposition by not getting too many runs in the last 10 overs.”
Asked how India can win the Test series, having lost the series opener in Birmingham by 31 runs, Dhoni’s take was simple.
Dhoni said, “I will just tell you one thing — to win a Test match, you need 20 wickets and we (India) did that. So that’s the only answer I would give because it doesn’t matter how well you bat, how well you are there for five days but (by) taking 20 wickets, you can win a Test match.”
Meanwhile, Dhoni picked up 25 percent stake in his personal capacity in the tech company and will play a significant role as mentor and brand ambassador of ‘Run Adam’.
