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Former India captain MS Dhoni has shared information about his relationship with star batter Virat Kohli. While their on-field chemistry is very famous, Dhoni is not particularly known for staying in touch with people off the field. His current & former teammates have oftentimes expressed frustration about not being able to reach Dhoni when he's not actively playing cricket.
Anyways, Dhoni seems to have a unique bond with Kohli. To recall, Dhoni texted Kohli after the latter chose to step down as the Indian Test captain in January 2022, following the South Africa tour. Kohli, in a conversation, had mentioned earlier that Dhoni was the only one who reached out to him during that difficult period.
"Let me tell you one thing: when I left Test captaincy, I got a message from only one person, with whom I had played previously; that was MS Dhoni. Many people have my number. On TV, people give lots of suggestions; people have a lot to say. But none of the people who had my number sent me a message," Kohli stated.
Now, Dhoni has explained his thoughtful gesture towards Kohli, accepting that he's "not great" at staying in touch with others. In a famous video, a fan asked Dhoni about his relationship with Kohli during one event.
"It's deja vu. I was asked a similar question recently; you will see the answer during the IPL. I'm not great when it comes to being in touch with people but yeah, certain times when someone needs you, you just drop in a message," Dhoni said in one of the video. During an interview in 2022, Kohli had discussed his struggles & the message he received from Dhoni during that challenging phase.
"That respect [with Dhoni], that connection you have with someone, when it is genuine, it shows like this, because there is no insecurity with either of us. Neither does he [Dhoni] need anything from me, nor do I need anything from him. Neither of us suffers from insecurity. I can only say: if I want to say something to someone, I reach out to that person individually if I want to help."
"I mean, if you give the suggestions in front of the world, it has no value for me. If it is for my improvement, you can talk with me one-on-one, (tell me) that I genuinely want you to do well. I live life with a lot of honesty, so I can see through such things. I am not saying that it doesn't matter to me, but you see the real thing. I can only say that. When you play for such a long time, when you play with honesty, the only one who looks out for you is the almighty. Until I play, until I am worthy of playing, I will play this way," he had said further.