As a Captain, Virat Kohli not as good as MS Dhoni yet: Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi thinks Virat Kohli is still a work in progress when it comes to his captaincy and compared to the former Indian captain MS Dhoni.

In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, he said: “As a player, Virat Kohli is my favourite but he needs to work on his captaincy because for me Dhoni is still the best.”

Currently, India is in Australia for a bilateral series and team India lost the first game of the three-match Twenty20 International series by a small margin of four runs in Brisbane conceding a 1-0 lead to the hosts.

If India wants to win on Australian soil, Afridi thinks that Indian batsmen will have to step up. He said, “Australian pitches are not the same any more the ball bounces but it is easier to hit runs so India can win if they bat well in Australia.”