He witnessed the seamless transition of captaincy between Dhoni and Kohli.
Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun worked closely with former captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli during his two stints – from 2014 to 2015 and then from 2017 till 2021– with the Indian cricket team.
He has played a big part in the meteoric rise of the Indian pace unit. Furthermore, Arun saw the seamless transition of captaincy between Dhoni and Kohli, who had contrasting styles and methods.
He has recently opened up about the different captaincy styles of Dhoni and Kohli while describing the captain's duty as the "most enviable job in the country."
Arun told News9: “I watched MS Dhoni, the coolest mind you could ever have. Nothing fazes him. If you have a mind that is cool, calm, calculative … that is the best state to take decisions on the go, because the decisions have to be very dynamic. You are making decisions on the go.”
He added, “Next to the Prime Minister, the Indian captain is the most enviable job in the country, so I think somebody who can take the pressure [is the right fit]. If you look at Virat Kohli and Dhoni, contrasting characters. But each one has his way of bringing something to the table.”
About Kohli's energy on the field, the 59-year-old said: “Once he is on the field, Virat is at the opposition. He wants to win at any cost. The energy he brought to the field was absolutely different. He was willing to lead by example, take the bull by its horn and that’s what the captain should do.”
Speaking about Rohit Sharma, the former bowling coach said that the current Indian white-ball captain has a “different methodology” when it comes to leading the team. H
e signed off by saying, “If you look at Rohit Sharma, he has a different methodology to his captaincy but he is also equally successful.”
(With News9 Inputs)