MS Dhoni played a big role in me getting captaincy, asserts Virat Kohli

And finally in 2017, when the wicketkeeper batsman called it a day as limited-overs captain, Kohli took over the leadership role across all format. The current Indian captain, in an Instagram live chat with R Ashwin, credited his captaincy to his predecessor despite the two being distinct personalities on the field.  The 31-year-old revealed about MS Dhoni's role in getting him India's captaincy.

"From the day I came into the Indian side, I wanted to learn and was intrigued by the game. I would always be in Dhoni's ears on the field. I would be bouncing off a lot of my ideas with him, of which he would refuse plenty. But he would also discuss a few things with me if he liked an idea. He would always keep observing me. I kept learning from him and my inquisitiveness probably gave him the belief and confidence that perhaps I was the next guy to lead the country," Kohli said on Ashwin's show Reminisce With Ash.

The veteran India off-spinner, who has played under both captains, admitted that Kohli is destiny's child as he had captained the India colts as well to the U-19 World Cup title back in 2008. Ashwin added that Kohli has never been one to run away from any responsibility which shows in his body language when chasing down targets. Kohli has 26 hundreds in ODI chases, out of which 22 have resulted in India winning. The India captain gave an insight into how he learnt the tricks of chasing down a big total from his early days citing the example of his 183 against Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup.