Virat Kohli nostalgic over MS Dhoni getting angry at him and Rohit Sharma in 2012 match

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has time and again praised his predecessor MS Dhoni for his success as a leader. It was under Dhoni’s captaincy when Virat Kohli made his international debut back in 2008. veteran wicketkeeper-batsman also led 'Men in Blue' to success at 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy and Kohli played crucial kcks in both finals. Quite recently, prolific run-scorer recalled an incident which involved two cricketers along with Rohit Sharma from a 2012 Asia Cup ODI against Pakistan.

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Virat Kohli recalls time when MS Dhoni was displeased with him and Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli was recently involved in an Instagram live session with Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (R Ashwin). In session, Indian skipper recalled an incident when MS Dhoni was left displeased with way he and Rohit Sharma fielded. Virat Kohli is referring to fifth match of 2012 Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Virat Kohli said that during Pakistan innings, batsman Umar Akmal played a shot towards onside which got him and Rohit Sharma both chasing ball toger. Indian skipper furr stated that both cricketers collided, which resulted into Pakistani batsmen taking three runs instead of one. While Kohli downplayed incident, Indian captain at time MS Dhoni was left fuming over ir fielding efforts. Virat Kohli recalled Dhoni saying “How can se two guys just collide and give away three runs?”.

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Recap: India vs Pakistan 2012

Besides  Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fielding goof-up, Team India enjoyed a dominating performance over ir arch-rivals Pakistan in all-important Asia Cup match. Pakistan sat an imposing 330-run target for MS Dhoni-led side while batting first. However, Virat Kohli’s mammoth 183* guided India to a six-wicket victory. match also turned out to be Sachin Tendulkar’s final ODI outing and ‘Master Blaster’ scored 52 to bring curtains to his illustrious 50-overs career. Rohit Sharma (68) played his part and MS Dhoni (4*) hit winning runs.

IPL 2020: Virat Kohli in RCB

Virat Kohli was slated to reprise his role for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. However, ongoing coronavirus pandemic and India lockdown forced Indian board to indefinitely postpone tournament. IPL 2020 was originally intended to commence on March 29.

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