Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey admired India skipper Virat Kohli for being supportive towards MS Dhoni even as the former captain's career enters its twilight. Kohli made sure Dhoni doesn't feel the pressure of his failures with the bat.

Kohli maintained the stature of Dhoni in the team and didn't shy away from him whenever he needed help. He also gave the 38-year-old liberty to make calls whenever he left the inside circle and fielded in deep.

ALSO READ: Mike Hussey backs MS Dhoni to continue playing for as long as he can 

“I think you got to give a lot of kudos to Virat Kohli, having someone like MS Dhoni still in the team who’s been, arguably, India’s most successful captain. Sometimes some people would find that threatening to still have that person in the team,” Hussey said in an episode of chat show Sony Ten’s Pit Stop.

“But I think that’s where you need to tip your hat to Virat and so you know he’s obviously got the personality to say ‘no, no I would like this guy around. I can learn from this guy, and he’s going to help me get down the better skipper and obviously have a better team’,” Hussey added.

Dhoni's return to the team is not certain and mostly depends on the Indian Premier League. Both, IPL and T20 World Cup's future isn't clear this year.