MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have played together for the Indian team for about a decade and a half. When MS Dhoni was asked what is and how is his relationship with Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni gave a very balanced answer. He said that there is an age difference between us. In such a situation, it can also be said that I am his elder brother, but I also see that we both have played together. In such a situation, he is my colleague. MS Dhoni has retired from international cricket, but many videos of Dhoni and Virat still dominate social media.
“We have been playing together since 2008/09. Though there is an age difference, I wouldn’t say I am his elder brother or anything; we are just colleagues who have played for India for a long time. He is one of the best players in world cricket,” MS Dhoni said at a recent event.
Virat Kohli made his international debut in 2008 under Dhoni’s captaincy. He remained the vice-captain for a long time and in 2014 he got the captaincy in Tests because MS Dhoni had suddenly retired. In 2016, MS Dhoni also left the captaincy of ODI and T20, so Virat became the captain in both these formats as well.
Virat Kohli always considers MS Dhoni as his captain, because for most of his career, MS Dhoni was his captain. Even when Virat was the captain, he took MS Dhoni’s help a lot for DRS. There were many big partnerships between the two and everyone remembers a match of T20 World Cup 2016, when Dhoni asked Virat Kohli to finish the match, because MS Dhoni came to the crease at the end and Virat Kohli was batting well. Dhoni supported Virat Kohli a lot in the early days of his career.