Virat Kohli-MS Dhoni is a combination of exuberance, passion and calmness, says Kris Srikkanth

After resigning from the captaincy duties of the Indian Cricket team, MS Dhoni has become a go-to person for Virat Kohli and his hand-holding of the spinners would take a page of their own in the Indian cricket history if the team goes on to win the World Cup title. The duo combined fierce batting and unusual calmness to keep India’s World Cup hopes in good stead and Srikkanth said it is a terrific combo.

“We have a fantastic leader in Virat Kohli, who leads by example. A good thing about him is he takes up responsibility. So King Kohli will do it (again) along with the cool cucumber Dhoni. It’s a superb combination of exuberance, passion, calmness together. The Indian team should not put any pressure on itself and play with a sense of self-belief,” Srikkanth told PTI.

Srikkanth, who was a former chairman of the national senior selection committee, has added that the likes of Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are combined with a common streak.

“If you talk about self-belief, one thinks of Kapil Dev, for passion, it is Sachin Tendulkar, talk about exuberance and aggression, think of Virat Kohli and talk about calmness and determination, one thinks of MS Dhoni.”