MS Dhoni has this unique record against batting megastar Virat Kohli in this decade

MS Dhoni was in prime of his life when this decade had started and w he is in an uncertain st of his career as this decade is about to end. He was last seen in action during India's heartbreaking semi-final loss in World Cup 2019. It w remains to be seen what call veteran will be taking over his illustrious international career.

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Meanwhile, Kohli, on or hand, has only grown from strength-to-strength in this decade and has w emerged as a batting megastar. Indian skipper is only cricketer to clinch top spot in batsmen's rankings across formats. However, Dhoni has mand to edge past Kohli during most crucial moments in this decade.

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MS Dhoni's excellence in ODI World Cup kckouts

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has performed well in crunch situations i.e. during 50-overs World Cup kckout matches consistently compared to Virat Kohli. In fact, Kohli's predecessor has mand to score three half-centuries in all editions of World Cup held in this decade. 

Dhoni had scored an unbeaten 91 in final of 2011 edition at Wankhede Stadium which he went on to finish in style. Mahi n registered scores of 65 and 50 in 2015 and 2019 respectively in India's semi-final losses against Australia and New Zealand. 

Virat Kohli is yet to score a half-century in an ODI World Cup kckout match. Barring his vital 35 in 2011 final against Sri Lanka, he has failed to reach double figures in semi-finals where his scores in three semi-finals were 9,1 and 1. Both Kohli and Dhoni also share a similar co-incidence when it comes to ir respective dismissals as well.

Kohli has been dismissed by left-arm seamers in all three semi-finals including Wahab Riaz (2011), Mitchell Johnson (2015) and Trent Boult (2019). Dhoni, on or hand, was run out in previous two editions of quadrennial event and both were as a result of direct hits. While it was Glenn Maxwell in 2015, hour went to Martin Guptill in 2019. 

At same time, both MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have more runs than Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to World Cup final. Sachin could score only 22 runs in two World Cup finals that he had featured in, where he scored 4 against Australia in 2003 and 18 against Sri Lanka eight years later.

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