Steve waugh says Virat must learn from MSD
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Australia's World Cup winning captain Steve Waugh feels Indian star
Virat Kohli should learn from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to keep his emotions in
check and mature as a captain.
Kohli took over
the reigns of Test captaincy from Dhoni, who announced his shock retirement
from the longest format post the third Test against Australia in December. The
Kohli-led India were just able to draw the fourth and final match but lost the
series 0-2. Waugh opines that the young leader has a lot to learn. Kohli has to
mature. He had a few issues this World Cup. He gets a bit too animated, bit too
emotional, bit too personal on some issues.
As a captain you have got to
develop a thick skin and Dhoni has that, nothing gets through him. So he would
be a good role model for Kohli. He has to be his own man but also take a bit of
what Dhoni has. "Dhoni has never been bothered about what people say. The
external things don't influence him. He just keeps it simple, goes about his
job in the best that he can do on the field. I like Kohli's passion. You can't
be there starting every fight when he is a captain. He has to pull it back. He
doesn't have to lose that passion but just have to be a little more smart in
the way he does things," Waugh told PTI at the sidelines of the Laureus
World Sports Awards on Wednesday. Even Australia have been led by the young
Steven Smith in recent times with Michale Clarke's injury making him
unavailable for most of the Australian summer. Clarke joined the team in the World
Cup only to to quit ODIs after helping Australia clinch their record fifth
50-over World Cup trophy.
