Virat Kohli has divided the opinions of the fans and experts alike with his style of captaincy since taking over from Dhoni in 2015. India has done well at home under him, while have given a tough fight to the best teams in their own backyard.

However, one former India fast bowler feels that Kohli is too impulsive as captain. Ashish Nehra, in his recent chat with former India and Delhi teammate Aakash Chopra, gave his blunt opinions on Kohli’s captaincy.

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He felt that his captaincy is still a ‘work in progress’ and that he is highly impulsive in his leadership on the field. He said that Kohli as a player needed no recognition, and he needs to continue to be aggressive on the field, but be careful in his decision making.

However, Nehra, who was part of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian team, praised the captain of that unit, MS Dhoni a lot. Nehra said Dhoni would think of giving maximum chances to everyone in the team and formed a great partnership with former India coach Gary Kirsten.

He said his room is open for everyone even in the night, one can go there, order food and talk about cricket to him. The former Delhi bowler said Dhoni gives his advice and messages in between the conversation and an international cricketer should easily catch it.

Nehra had a long career from 1999-2016 and he also played under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly and was backed by him to the hilt. Talking about his former captain he said that Ganguly had fixed his players who would deliver for him and he would back them to an extent that he won't even mind fighting with selectors or president for them.

Comparing the two captains in Ganguly and Dhoni, Nehra said that the former had the challenge of leading youngsters, while Dhoni, on the other hand, had the task of leading the seniors in the team.

Nehra pointed out that even during the 2007 World T20, where Dhoni was appointed the Indian captain for the first time, he had to lead the likes of Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, and Yuvraj Singh, who were years senior to him.

The cricketer-turned-commentator added that's not an easy thing to do and he should be appreciated for the way he carried himself and the team.

(India Today inputs)