Finally, MS Dhoni played a decent inning after a long time for India. The senior most cricketer in Indian team had scored a fifty in first ODI against Australia, but it didn't end well. But Dhoni did decent job in the second ODI and scored 55* runs off 54 balls to help India equalize the series. 

Indian skipper Virat Kohli revealed Dhoni's performance lifts up the mood of the whole team. Talking to his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal for 'Chahal TV' of BCCI.tv, Kohli said it's not easy to start delivering straight away when you stay away from cricket for a time.

"This is how he always plays and we saw a glimpse of it tonight," he told.

"It's not easy to fly to Australia and straightaway start performing. Once he gets into that flow, we as a team can relax and bank on him. He had already played a special knock in Adelaide and I think he will be feeling special after once again playing a finishing knock. The entire team feels good when he performs."

Virat and Dhoni put up a game-changing 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket. After Kohli, Dhoni put up a partnership with Dinesh Karthik to seal the game.

When asked about the partnership, Kohli said: "It was important to slow down the game. The strike rotation becomes more important. When Mahi bhai comes out to bat, he keeps talking and suggests me to not take any unnecessary risks.

"The reason why we bat well together is that we try to take the game forward, and keep the scoreboard ticking. There was a phase when I played attacking shots because it was important to take calculated risks.

"I always think about leading my team to victory when we are slightly in a difficult position. If you are mentally convinced, you can automatically convert it into a performance."

(With BCCI.tv Inputs)