5 captaincy luxuries that Virat Kohli has that MS Dhoni didn't
Indian team has been on a splendid run ever since Virat Kohli took over the captaincy reigns from MS Dhoni. India has achieved Number 1 rankings in both Tests and ODIs and has an opportunity to do the same in T20s as well.
At the outset, it might look like Kohli has performed better than Dhoni as a captain but a closer look will make you understand the advantages Kohli has which Dhoni didn't have. Kohli has a number of luxuries which Dhoni, or for that matter any other Indian captain never had.
#1 Fast bowler options
India has always been known as the land of spinners. Over the years, it has produced world class spinners like Anil Kumble, BS Chandrashekhar, EAS Prasanna, Bishan Singh Bedi, Venkatraghavan and Harbhajan Singh to name a few.
While Indian team has always been strong in the spin bowling department, it has always struggled with finding great fast bowlers. Never before has India had a group of fast bowlers competing for slots. MS Dhoni always had a difficult time in overseas conditions due to the lack of genuine fast bowling options in the playing XI itself, forget about having multiple fast bowlers competing for a slot in the squad.
Kohli has a battery of fast bowlers like Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammaed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma at his disposal with other young upcoming bowlers like Basil Thampi, Mohammed Siraj, Siddarth Kaul and Shardul Thakur competing for two slots.
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