Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli today said that former captain M S Dhoni’s words would be final while making appeals under Decision Review System (DRS).
Kohli, who replaced Dhoni as skipper in ODI and T20 formats, added that MS Dhoni’s input from behind the stumps for DRS appeals would be “priceless.”
He further said that Dhoni’s word would be the final say for him as he is in the best position and the decision making ability he has displayed over the years as captain.
“I saw a statistic yesterday that said that 95% of the appeals that he has made in his career have been successful appeals. There will be no further debate after he says if it is outside the line or missing stumps. He is always someone who has always been very smart with decision making as far as appeals are concerned. His would be the one word I would trust,” Kohli said while addressing a press conference ahead of India’s first ODI against England.
Dhoni has never been a supporter of the DRS system and India refused incorporating the system in matches for the better part of his captaincy.
However, India had successfully used the DRS in their recent Test series against England and New Zealand before them and is now set to use the system again in the upcoming three match ODI series that starts on Sunday.
Virat Kohli was appointed as Indian captain in all three formats following MS Dhoni’s resignation from the position early this month.
