Former Indian spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and current commentator pointed out the difference between the captaincy style of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Dhoni has been one of the most successful captains in the history of cricket as well as the most successful India captain, and only captain to win all major ICC trophies, winning three ICC World titles - 2007 T20I World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
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On the other hand, India Kohli has become a force to reckon with across all three formats of the game and emerged as one of the most potent fast bowling attacks in the world under Kohli, but the dashing cricketer is yet to win an ICC trophy for the Indian cricket.
Comparing the winning percentage, Dhoni a winning percentage of 59.52 and 45 while Kohli has a winning percentage of 71.83 and 60 in the ODI and Test cricket respectively.
Well, Sivaramakrishnan said Kohli and Dhoni have very different styles of captaincy, but both have managed to find massive success in their own way for India.
Highlighting the difference, former cricketer pointed out that Dhoni has a pretty laid-back attitude whereas Kohli has a pretty aggressive attitude to the leadership.
Sivaramakrishnan told Times of India, “Both are different captains, Virat is more of an aggressive and expressive kind of captain and MS is quite laid back and you can hardly read from his facial expression and what his body is speaking about.”
He further explained, “But MS Dhoni is more of a bowlers' captain which is a big advantage for any bowler. Virat Kohli is a very proactive and instinctive captain. It gives him a lot of energy and he is still getting better and better. The best part about Kohli as captain, he leads from the front, not only scoring runs with the bat but also the energy that he possesses.
Virat Kohli on the other hand is a livewire with his energy because he always has some ideas for bowlers. The approach is important but what is more important is the result.”
The former spinner further compared the Kohli’s attitude to that the Australian team from the 90s and 2000s when they dominated the world cricket.
Sivaramakrishnan signed off by saying, “Virat Kohli doesn't mind losing games because he plays to win. That's what Australia did in the 90s and 2000s, that's why they were so successful. You just want to go, try and win a game and in the process if you lose it's part and parcel of the game.”
(With Times of India Inputs)
