Virat Kohli credits Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his success as captain

[vvvslaxman]

http://sports.ndtv.com/zimbabwe-vs-india-2013/news/211831-india-vs-zimbabwe-virat-kohli-credits-mahendra-singh-dhoni-for-his-success-as-captain Virat Kohli credits Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his success as captain Bulawayo: Virat Kohli, who led India to an emphatic 5-0 series whitewash over Zimbabwe, on Saturday credited his success as captain to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said he is learning the tricks of the trade "from the big man himself". (Match report) Under Kohli's leadership, India created history by recording their first-ever five-match ODI series whitewash on foreign soil after they thrashed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the fifth and final cricket one-dayer here. Asked how difficult was to captain the side, Kohli, who has led India in the series in Dhoni's absence, said, "It is a team of very talented players, it is not that difficult as captain, it is not difficult to motivate them. (Highlights) "(It has) gone well so far, but I can only learn from the big man (Dhoni) himself. I have learned a few tactics from him and used them on the field," he said. "I have not changed my attitude as far as batting goes, and tried to take responsibility in the middle order. "It has been a beautiful thing to be part of this team and now to lead it. This is an eager bunch of 15 who have gone out there and performed," the talented right-hander added. Riding on leg-spinner Amit Mishra's (6/48) career-best six wicket haul, India first bowled out Zimbabwe for a paltry 163 in 39.5 overs and then chased down the small target comfortably with 16 overs to spare at Queens Sports Club. "To be honest, the first two games were pretty well fought out by Zimbabwe, but we stepped up in the next three. I am pretty happy with the way the guys have played in the series," Kohli said about the series which India pocketed with consummate ease. (Related: Omar Abdullah lashes out at BCCI for not fielding Parvez Rasool) After India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series, the team management was expected to give all the bench players a chance. Quite a few of them like Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara got the call in the last two ODIs except for Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Parvez Rasool, who now has to wait for some more time to make his international debut.

[Sandeep99]

Against Zimbabwe? Let's muster wins against some bigger teams my dear

[Sachin=GOD]

[sidhoni] *sniff* *sniff* *emotionally crying* [/sidhoni]

[Laaloo]

lol kaunsi success

[G_B_]

licking ass

[Number]

:cantstop::haha:

[G_B_]

to to be frank looking at Kohli's captaincy to Dhoni's (A) Kohli likes to stick to his main bowlers. Dhoni uses part timers, sometimes a lot more than an odd couple of overs. Maybe cause its zim the mainline bowlers are not too bad. (B) Kohli seems to stick to the predetermined plan. Dhoni you feel thinks more outside the box. Quite a contrast between captaining at this stage. More than kohli though seems like a Duncan fletcher way of thinking. Methodical and well planned. Sticking to the script...... There is no way Joginder Sharma would have bowled the final over in the T20 WC under Kohli

[vvvslaxman]

Against Zimbabwe? Let's muster wins against some bigger teams my dear

He did win against SL and WI in WI didn't he? :giggle:

[Sandeep99]

He did win against SL and WI in WI didn't he? :giggle:

Sri Lanka - India's *****, WI - Lost to Pakistan recently :giggle: But yes, he started off well

[Sidhoni]

[sidhoni] *sniff* *sniff* *emotionally crying* [/sidhoni]

Lol its only Zimbabwe and anyway its there for everyone to see that Kohli has grown and will grow as a captain more he plays under Dhoni.

[vvvslaxman]

It was an under-strength side.. first thing. Second thing Kohli did lot of experimentation with the line up. Could have easily backfired. Yes Rassol might have got a go.. But from a team building perspective he did a pretty decent job. He gave batting practice to everyone by demoting himself down the order, by rotating top order etc.

[adi B]

chaploosi ka shehed,kohli is smart,does not want to end up like sehwag and gambo by taking panga with dhoni

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

i dont like Kolhi as captain. too reactive

[Debutant]

Some people can never be happy. Kohli got a chance to captain the Indian side and achieved a whitewash. But people here are laughing at his comment that he is learning from Dhoni, who by the way, is regarded as one of the best captains world wide by fans and experts. Amazing.