Virat Kohli finally breaks his silence on MS Dhoni’s captaincy decision

Dhoni’s decision was made public on January 4, and the only story in the world of cricket was about the 2011 World Cup-winning captain. Cricketers, both past and present, were all praise for the Jharkhand player who had retired from Test cricket in December 2014.

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar said Dhoni’s successful captaincy should be celebrated, while ‘little master’ Sunil Gavaskar said that had Dhoni retired from the game altogether he would have staged a dharna outside his house.

Test captain Kohli had not reacted to Dhoni’s decision and this soon became the talking point in cricket circles with Dhoni loyalists criticizing the Delhi-born Kohli for his silence. Kohli has now come out with a tweet thanking "his captain".

"Thanks for always being the leader a youngster wants to have around him. You'll always be my captain Dhoni Bhai," Kohli tweeted from his official account.

If Kohli can replicate his success as Test captain in ODIs, India have a great chance of winning the ICC Champions Trophy to be held later this year.