Virat Kohli made his debut in the year 2008 against Sri Lanka on August 18 and it has been 14 years since the veteran's debut match for India. The Delhi-born has been through a slump and also through the peak in the 14-year-long journey but there was one person who backed him when he had a bad phase in the year 2014 during the England tour.
Former India captain MS Dhoni did not shy away from defending the batter who was rising to the top at that time and said that Virat Kohli will become a legend at some point in time. He even went on to add that the team under Virat Kohli will win more matches than him and lauded the then youngster who was making a mark with his stupendous batting at that time.
The batter never gave up and roared back in the year 2018 England tour as the skipper of the Indian team albeit the team failed to gain momentum to win as they faced a humiliating series loss against the hosts. The Dhoni-Kohli partnership has always worked for team India and the duo have joined hands together a lot of times to seal a win for India when they played together. The duo is often addressed as 'Mahirat'.
Ahead of the Asia Cup 2022, the Bangalore batter has once again come up with a tweet praising the former Indian skipper and saying that it would always remain a special bond for him. The 33-year-old further added that he cherished every single moment with the Ranchi hero and this post has made his fans go puzzled and crazy.
"Being this man’s trusted deputy was the most enjoyable and exciting period in my career. Our partnerships would always be special to me forever. 7+18," the 33-year-old tweeted.
Being this man’s trusted deputy was the most enjoyable and exciting period in my career. Our partnerships would always be special to me forever. 7+18 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PafGRkMH0Y
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 25, 2022
Fans started questioning the untimely tweet albeit they cherished the content in his tweet as his fans have always shared a special bond with Dhoni's fans. Tweets started pouring in for Kohli's tweet and let's take a look at some of the tweets that we found interesting:
The bond of Kohli & Dhoni is pure brother vibes.🐐 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MwV4F5UP5o
— SubashMV (@SubashMV5) August 25, 2022
11;11#Mahirat forever 😭💯@imVkohli @msdhoni
— sk✨ (@fomogirll) August 26, 2022
The bonding between #ViratKohli & #MSDhoni𓃵 is so great that the king is still missing him. Seems like the king needs someone to back him the way @msdhoni used to do and he used to dominate every format. Hope he will dominate in this #AsiaCup2022#Mahirat
— DJ (@djpradhan97) August 26, 2022
Greatest fan of Dhoni is Virat himself 😌
— Sayon (@__sayon__) August 25, 2022
MAHIRAT ❤️👑🚁 pic.twitter.com/399x0bqUcq
— Kangkan Sarma🇮🇳(কংকন শৰ্মা) (@imKangkanSarma) August 25, 2022
The Greatest and Purest Bond ❤️ MahiRat <3 @imVkohli @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/yEcP1Ssjva
— Nishita Sarma ॐ | Bestie's Bday 29 August 🥳 (@MyLoveVirat18) August 25, 2022
Best bond in cricket 🐐😍
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 25, 2022
Same ques😶
— Simran (@_Vk_18) August 25, 2022
If you are virat kohli,find a brother like ms dhoni,if you are ms dhoni find a brother like virat kohli. One the greatest bonding & example of love & friendship.
— Archisman Mishra (@iamarchis16) August 25, 2022
Haven't seen an example such as this any where else before.🙏🏽❤️
Growing up, seeing you two sharing moments together on the field was always special. Sad we don't see it much often nowadays
— tanya (@ch3rryw8n3) August 25, 2022