Team India captain Virat Kohli has talked about playing under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become captain. Kohli told how he became the captain of the team and how he traveled to become captain by playing under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. On Saturday, Virat Kohli and the team's spin bowler R Ashwin were talking on live chat. During this, Kohli discussed many issues, on the question about captaincy, he said that he played under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 6-7 years, due to which he has become capable of taking responsibility today.
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Virat Kohli said on the question of becoming captain: He said on the question about captaincy that I think the biggest reason for this was that I played under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for a long time, then the selectors have immediately made me captain as soon as he leave. Kohli further said that the captain who is the captain takes responsibility and thinks who will be the captain next. Before giving me the responsibility of captaincy, the selectors must have asked Dhoni. I believe that Dhoni played a big role in making me a captain.
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Credit for becoming captain to Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Virat Kohli said in further conversation that I think Mahendra Singh Dhoni's role was big. Trust was made for 6-7 years. It is not possible overnight. I was always with him. Used to talk to him. Used to discuss every subject. He also used to ask, what do you think, slowly he felt that I can be captain after him.
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Virat Kohli said that he never thought that he would become the captain of the Indian team. He also admitted that I like to take responsibility.
Kohli during this conversation mentioned the innings played against Pakistan when he scored 183 runs. He said that its bowling attack was very powerful. It had bowlers like Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Ejaz Cheema and Mohammad Hafeez. I remember that I was batting with Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 50 runs and we shared more than 100 runs together. It was the most memorable innings for me. That innings proved to be a career-changing innings for me.
