The friendship between the two biggest legends of Indian cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli, is not hidden from anyone. After retirement from international cricket, both are seen talking during the IPL. They keep asking about each other's well-being by taking time out from the match. During the opening match of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024, before going to the crease, Kohli went to Dhoni and talked to him with his hand on his shoulder. This video of the two went quite viral. Virat has talked about the friendship between the two many times before, but Dhoni has given his opinion for the first time.

What did Dhoni say about Virat?

India's former wicketkeeper captain went to an event. During this, he praised Virat Kohli a lot. He called Virat one of the best players in the world of cricket. Dhoni also remembered his Team India days with him. He said that batting with Virat in the middle overs was a lot of fun, because both of them used to run a lot for double and three runs. During this, he also revealed that the two do not meet very often. Whenever they meet during IPL, both of them definitely go to the side and talk.

A legendary duo @imVkohli @msdhoni

#TATAIPL , #RCBvCSK pic.twitter.com/5sOQDkdBLb

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2023

When Virat Kohli was going through a bad phase, it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni who called him and boosted his morale. Kohli himself has mentioned this. He also said that Dhoni selected him for captaincy and prepared him. Not only this, he gave him a chance despite being a flop in the initial days, otherwise his career would have ended.

“The Only Person who has genuinely reached out to me has been MS Dhoni” ~ Virat Kohli #ViratKohli #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/perEfMqOvn

— chaOtic (@chaotic1042652) August 2, 2024

Commented on 'Thala for a Reason'

During this event, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also questioned about the 'Thala for a Reason' trend. He said that he got information about it through Instagram. He thanked his fans for their support. Dhoni said that because of this he does not have to come on social media to defend himself. His fans do this work.

Dhoni talking about – Thala for a Reason pic.twitter.com/7EWisDtXH2

– MAHIYANK (@Mahiyank_78) August 1, 2024

Virat can score 1000 runs against Sri Lanka

Virat is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka and is playing the ODI series. In this series, he has a chance to score 1000 runs in ODIs against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli has currently scored 905 runs in 23 ODIs against Sri Lanka. Now he needs 95 runs to complete 1000 runs in ODIs against Sri Lanka.