Virat Kohli reacts to MS Dhoni quitting CSK captaincy: Legendary captaincy tenure in yellow skip

Former India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday mirrored the ideas of 1000’s of MS Dhoni followers, wishing the Chennai Super Kings star after he stop because the skipper of the 4-time Indian Premier League champions. Kohli took to social media to laud Dhoni for his massively profitable tenure because the captain of CSK.

Virat Kohli’s message comes after MS Dhoni determined at hand over CSK captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 days forward of the IPL 2021 season. CSK confirmed the transfer, whereas additionally including that Dhoni “will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond”.

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Virat Kohli, who idolizes his former captain MS Dhoni, has shared loads of memorable moments with the World Cup-winning skipper. Kohli and Dhoni all the time had time for chat earlier than or after IPL video games wherein they led their respective franchises.

“Legendary captaincy tenure in yellow skip. A chapter fans will never forget. Respect always,” Kohli mentioned in a social media publish.

MS Dhoni, in his inimitable type, introduced an finish to a wonderful chapter within the historical past of the IPL as he made one more unexpected announcement, 2 years after taking the cricket fraternity without warning together with his choice to announce retirement from worldwide cricket.

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Dhoni finishes as some of the profitable captains within the historical past of IPL, profitable 4 titles (2011, 2012, 2018, 2021). He led CSK in 204 matches, profitable 121 of them.

When CSK had been suspended for 2 years after the spot-fixing scandal erupted, Dhoni had represented Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 and 2017. Back along with CSK in 2018, Dhoni had one in every of his greatest years with the bat within the IPL and scored 455 runs at a strike price of 150.66 to assist CSK win the title.

MS Dhoni is probably the most celebrated Indian captain. He led India to glory within the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. In the IPL, Dhoni has been synonymous with the Super Kings, main them to 4 title triumphs. After a poor season in 2020, MS Dhoni endured criticism earlier than storming again to win the IPL in 2021.

Notably, IPL 2021 is the final time when each Kohli and Dhoni remained as captains within the cash-rich league that had leveraged the star energy of the 2 cricket icons of the nation. Kohli gave up his Royal Challengers Bangalore captaincy on the finish of the final season. Faf du Plessis was appointed as Kohli’s successor for IPL 2022.