Watch: Virat Kohli Pays The Price For Going Against MS Dhoni's Advise

In a recent interview, India skipper Virat Kohli had said how blindly he trusts his predecessor MS Dhoni and how the World Cup-winning skipper was one of the best cricketing minds in the game.

“I don’t think I have across a better cricketing brain, just in terms of planning and knowing what’s happening in the game and what can be done,” he had said while speaking on ‘Breakfast with Champions’.

“Sometimes I like to follow my own instinct as well but whenever I ask him anything, 8 out of 10 times or 9 out of 10 times, he always tells you the thing that work. So it’s a blessing to have him,” he had added.

It seems Kohli’s immense faith in Dhoni is the reason that he is seen taking tips from the latter on the field every now and then despite being the captain. Well, a latest incident that took place in the second T20I against New Zealand is enough to prove that why Kohli trusts Dhoni so much and why the latter is one of the sharpest minds in the game.

The incident happened when the Indian fielders appealed for a caught behind against New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson only to see the umpire giving the decision against them. Kohli, however, was convinced that Williamson had edged the ball to Dhoni while playing a sweep off the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal in the 12th over. And although Dhoni looked visibly unconvinced, an excited Kohli trusted his instincts and reviewed the decision.

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A few seconds later, Kohli must have realised that why taking Dhoni’s suggestion is so important as the review was wasted.

Here is a clip of that incident:

Meanwhile, New Zealand defeated India by 40 runs in the second T20 International to level the three-match series. Batting first, the Kiwis rode on Colin Munro’s ton to post 196 for 2 before restricting the hosts to 156 for 7.

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