Virat Kohli credits MS Dhoni for his successful captaincy in Zimbabwe

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has credited his regular skipper MS Dhoni for the success he has achieved so far as captain, recently winning the series against Zimbabwe. Virat has said that he picked up many tricks of the trade from “the big man himself,” NDTV has reported.

India have beaten Zimbabwe by a comprehensive margin of 5-0, in the five match ODI series. This has been the first time that an Indian side has whitewashed an international side overseas, thus creating history in the process.

Asked about the challenges of leading India in a series such as this, Kohli said, “It is a team of very talented players, it is not that difficult as captain, it is not difficult to motivate them.

“(It has) gone well so far, but I can only learn from the big man (Dhoni) himself. I have learned a few tactics from him and used them on the field,” he said.

“I have not changed my attitude as far as batting goes, and tried to take responsibility in the middle order.

“It has been a beautiful thing to be part of this team and now to lead it. This is an eager bunch of 15 who have gone out there and performed,” said the star batsman.

India were able to bowl out Zimbabwe for a score of 163 in 39.5 overs and then knocked of the runs for the loss of only three wickets with 16 overs to spare. India were helped earlier in the day by an impressive bowling display by Amit Mishra who picked up 6/48, and ended up with his career best figures.

Virat Kohli was satisfied with the team’s performance against Zimbabwe. “To be honest, the first two games were pretty well fought out by Zimbabwe, but we stepped up in the next three. I am pretty happy with the way the guys have played in the series,” he said.

In other news, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has criticised the BCCI for not fielding Parvez Rasool in the playing eleven. Rasool had become the first cricketer to be picked from the state of J & K, but was not provided with an opportunity in any of the games played in the five match series.