The New Zealander, who played just four matches in IPL 2019, said that he is trying to pick Dhoni's calm and composed approach during matches.
The CSK captain had meanwhile escaped the ban and was left with a 50 per cent fine on his match fees, but many former cricketers criticised him for his conduct.
Mitchell Santner was taken to task by the Australian batters as he conceded 82 runs in his 20 overs and failed to even pick up a wicket.
Resuming their second innings at 55/3, none of the England batters could stay long at the crease as they got bowled out 197 and suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 46 runs against hosts.
BJ Watling hit a double century while Mitchell Santner got his maiden Test ton as England trail New Zealand by 207 runs in their second innings.
BJ Watling scored 207 off 473 balls, hitting 24 fours and a six against England on day four of the first Test.
Poor catching and a batting collapse cost England dearly as the visitors could only make 144 in their chase of 177 in Wellington in the second T20I of the five-match series.
Mitchell Santner, who played his most recent Test against the West Indies in December 2017, missed most of last year with a knee injury.
Mitchell Santner removed Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya to break important partnerships, which set the tone for New Zealand's victory in the first semifinal of the 2019 World Cup.
MS Dhoni scored a match-winning 58 off 43 balls but also charged towards the umpire from the dugout after a no-ball was cancelled in the last over.
Mitchell Santner said that New Zealand need to take wickets in the middle-overs and play aggressive cricket to beat India in the last two ODIs.
Santner also feels the two teams could take momentum from the series before heading into the 2019 World Cup, which starts in England at the end of May.
Mitchell Santner was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 50 lakh in this year's IPL auctions.
The Kiwi spinner added that he is looking forward to joining the team and playing alongside experienced players like Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and others.
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