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

#4 Settled openers

Rohit and Dhawan have been a symbol of stability at the top

India has performed the best when they had settled opening partnerships. 2011 World Cup victory, 2007 T20 World Cup victory, 2013 Champions Trophy victory and attaining Number 1 rank in Tests in 2009 was all possible because of the settled opening partnerships.

India didn't have a fixed opening partnership since 2012. Sehwag's form dropped from 2011 itself and Gambhir too was ousted in 2012. India struggled to find a settled opening pair till the 2013 Champions Trophy, where Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma filled the void. The struggle with opening partnership continued again with Dhawan's slump in form post-2013.

Kohli now has a settled opening partnership with Rohit and Dhawan in the form of their lives and with both of the performing consistently. Both the openers would play an important role in future World Cups and foreign tours similar to the role played by Sehwag and Gambhir.