"Quadriceps And...": Virat Kohli On 3 Things He Would "Beg, Borrow And Steal" From MS Dhoni

21.04.2023 - 07:47 sports.ndtv.com

India batter Virat Kohli and former captain of the team, MS Dhoni, share a great camaraderie with each other. Dhoni had gradually passed the captaincy baton to Kohli across formats before he called it quits at the highest level on August 15, 2020.

While leading the Indian team that too with Dhoni behind the stumps, Kohli didn't shy away from learning and taking suggestions from the wicketkeeper-batter.

This saw Kohli growing into a much-better captain. However, it is not only the tactical acumen of Dhoni that Kohli wants to adopt.

In a recent interaction, he has revealed that he would love to have "quadriceps, calves, composure" of Dhoni. Kohli made the revelation while speaking during a question and answer session in a video posted on JioCinema.

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