5 major differences between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli as Test captains

2.The calm warrior vs the fiery beast

Which one would you prefer?

In one of the earlier slides, we touched upon the point of dealing with the press away from the cricketing pitch.

On it, too, both were equally different when it came to controlling their emotions.

You needed the moment to be really, really big to get a massively expressive reaction from Dhoni. If you looked at the video after Dhoni had completed a 4-0 whitewash against Australia in New Delhi in 2013, you would see him calmly walking up to the stump, picking it up, shaking hands with Cheteshwar Pujara and walking away.

Any team could speak and cheer proudly speak about having dealt Australia a whitewash, but the achievement still did not elicit any form of fist-pumping from Dhoni's end.

Kohli, on the other hand, shows his aggression almost at the drop of a hat. When a wicket falls, the button is switched on and he goes off, running all corners all pumped up.

Also, Dhoni was never one to sledge the opponent from behind the stumps or while batting, but Kohli, we have seen, is just not scared to give it back when the smallest opportunity presents itself.