5 captaincy luxuries that Virat Kohli has that MS Dhoni didn't

#3 Wrist spinners

Kohli has reaped rich rewards for maintaining his faith on the spin duo

Wrist spinners are a commodity which every captain likes to have. The importance of wrist spinners comes from the fact that they can turn the ball on any wicket whereas finger spinners depend on the surfaces to spin the ball. Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne stand out from the rest because of their ability to get turn on any surface and this was possible because they used their wrists exceptionally well, despite the former being an off-spinner.

Dhoni for long had only finger spinners like Ravichandra Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Ravinda Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha at his disposal. Amit Mishra was the only wrist spinner that Dhoni had but he was very inconsistent. The lack of wrist spinners affected the team's performance in Australia and England where the surfaces didn't assist spin.

Kohli now has the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav at his disposal. The wise use of these two bowlers would help India in winning test series in unfriendly conditions of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and England.