Dhoni best at handling captaincy pressure; India favourites for World T20: Sangakkara

MSD's captaincy has come under a lot of criticism following India's ODI series loss against Australia. There have been calls for handing over the ODI captaincy to Virat Kohli, who has guided India to Test series wins against Sri Lanka and South Africa recently.

Sangakkara, when asked whether Dhoni has lost his 'Midas touch' and if Kohli should take over, said that it is a decision Dhoni and the selectors should take together.

“Dhoni has been the longest-serving captain of a national team, where the game is considered a religion. I believe no one can understand the pressure of captaincy like Dhoni. So he knows it best when to give up on captaincy. And it is a dialogue which should happen between Dhoni and the selectors. Kohli is in amazing form and has matured with time. He is aggressive on the field but how to conduct himself. He looks ready for the job,” Sangakkara told Times of India in an interview.

The 38-year-old also believes that India are the favourites to win the upcoming World T20, which will be hosted in India, due to the spinners they have in their ranks. He said, “Spin will be the key to winning matches in World T20. With India having Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, they will start as absolute favourites. Now, all they need to do is play the pressure situations well. And no one knows how to handle pressure better than Dhoni”.

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