Recalling the incident, Kirsten said that it was the Dhoni's loyalty which made him one of "the most impressive people" he met.
Kohli made his debut in the Sri Lanka ODI series when Kirsten was the coach of India. The South African was left impressed with his talent, but felt that the youngster wasn't operating at his best.
Kirsten played a huge role in bringing back the winning mentality in Team India. Batting great Sachin Tendulkar also rejuvenated his career under Kirsten's guidance.
Gary Kirsten has opened up on how he landed India's coaching job in merely seven minutes.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten also said that batting great Sachin Tendulkar was easy to work because of his strong values.
Dhoni, a veteran of 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is and captain of three ICC tournament winning team, last played for India in their World Cup 2019 semifinal against New Zealand last July.
Kirsten has served as the head coach of the Indian team as well as South Africa. it was under his tenure that the Men in Blue won the 2011 World Cup, when they defeated Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai.
Former team India coach Gary Kirsten talked about the difference in coaching the Indian and South African teams.
The dark clouds are all over CSA at present, but the suspension of chief executive Thabang Moroe also has a silver lining as this could mean the speeding up of former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith's appointment as Director of Cricket.
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