The director of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri insisted there is a “tremendous mutual respect” between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, and there is no rift between them.
Since Kohli took over Team India’s Test captaincy, following Dhoni’s retirement from the longest version of the game, there were reports of tension in the Indian dressing room.
Shastri, however, rubbished any such thing, saying Dhoni supported Kohli, when he was going through a rough patch and he can sense the respect between them.
“What people don’t realise is that there is tremendous mutual respect there between Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni,” Shastri insisted. “When MS was at his prime as India’s Test captain, Virat was only a youngster.”
“There were times when Virat’s place wasn’t certain in the side and MS stuck by him,” he added. “Such things are not forgotten. I can sense and see that respect without anyone having to tell me.”
