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You will always be our captain: Kohli to Dhoni

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni

Bengaluru, August 31: The Indian team members led by skipper Virat Kohli felicitated Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who completed his 300th one-day international on Thursday (August 31).

The fourth one-dayer against Sri Lanka was the former captain's landmark match.

Kohli, who took over the reins from Dhoni, presented a memento to Dhoni.

"90 per cent of us started our careers under you. It is an honour to give this memento to him. You will always remain our captain," said Kohli accompanied by clasps and loud cheer from teammates.

Dhoni became the sixth Indian cricketer to play 300 ODIs. Others in the club are: Sachin Tendulkar (463), which is a world record, Rahul Dravid (344), Mohammad Azharuddin (334), Sourav Ganguly (311), Yuvraj Singh (304).

Overall, Dhoni is the 20th player in the history of the game to play 300 one-dayers.

Story first published: Thursday, August 31, 2017, 17:23 [IST]
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