{"id":53081,"date":"2017-01-14T13:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T13:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=53081"},"modified":"2017-01-14T13:14:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T13:14:58","slug":"kohli-all-set-with-dhoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/kohli-all-set-with-dhoni\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohli all set with Dhoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kohli is set to lead the side into the next big ICC tournament \u2014 the 2017 Champions Trophy \u2014 which will take place in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI will trust Dhoni\u2019s word the most in DRS because he is in the best position to judge whether it (the ball) has hit in line or not,\u201d Kohli added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53083\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Virat-Kohli-of-India-shakes-hands-with-captain-MS-Dhoni-after-winning-the-ICC-Champions-Trophy-match-between-India-and-Pakiatan.jpg\" alt=\"Dhoni\" width=\"628\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All players of the India squad did not train in the morning session. However, Kohli put aside any injury concerns, saying the call for not all players to train was solely a management decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kohli\u2019s opinion, the three-match ODI series against England is a dress rehearsal for the international competition and the squad has been assembled keeping that in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are taking these three games as knockouts. We are not taking these games as trial games. We cannot experiment much before Champions Trophy.,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cthis English team is fearless in limited overs cricket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53084\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/yuvrajkohlidhoniafp_1456851005_800x420.jpg\" alt=\"Dhoni\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/yuvrajkohlidhoniafp_1456851005_800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/yuvrajkohlidhoniafp_1456851005_800x420-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe need to get all our resources in place before the big tournament (Champions Trophy) coming up. And that is why Yuvraj (Singh) has been brought in,\u201d Kohli said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yuvraj Singh has been included in the India squad for the first time since December 2013. His father Yograj Singh said Yuvraj\u2019s inclusion in the team has come as a direct result of Dhoni stepping down as captain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yograj believed Dhoni was responsible for Yuvraj\u2019s exile from the national team for the last few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kohli is set to lead the side into the next big ICC tournament \u2014 the 2017 Champions Trophy \u2014 which will take place in June. \u201cI will trust Dhoni\u2019s word the most in DRS because he is in the best position to judge whether it (the ball) has hit in line or not,\u201d Kohli added. 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