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Virat Kohli followed Dhoni to become India�s Test captain in 2015 and ODI skipper in 2017 and while he could have chosen to lead India the way Dhoni did, Hussain credited Kohli for developing his unique leadership skills.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has lauded Virat Kohli for making his own mark in captaincy and not following his predecessor MS Dhoni�s style of leadership. Kohli followed Dhoni to become India�s Test captain in 2015 and ODI skipper in 2017 and while he could have chosen to lead India the way Dhoni did, Hussain credited Kohli for developing his unique leadership skills.

�First thing I would say is he�s his own man. It�s very easy coming after MS Dhoni and think, well, I�ve got to be like MS Dhoni, I�ve got to be this calm, calculated finisher, cool, ice man. Virat Kohli could never be the cool ice man,� Hussain said of the India captain on the Cricket Connected Show on Star Sports.

While Kohli, who made his ODI debut under Dhoni in 2008 and Test debut in 2011, has led India in far fewer matches in ODIs, he has a win percentage of 71.83 in the format. Dhoni led India in 200 ODIs, of which India won 110 and lost 74, but under Kohli, India have won 62 ODIs out of 89 and lost 24.