WT20: Calmer Kohli should not lose his aggression, says Dhoni

Mohali India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hailed yet another master class knock of Virat Kohli saying that the combination of his inherent aggression and gradually developed calmness is working wonders for the star batsmanBatting at the other end Dhoni had the best seat in the house as Kohli singlehandedly powered India into the ICC World T20 semifinals with an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls against Australia in a mustwin group match here last nightVirat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pic PTIIt was an incredible innings Especially the fact that the wicket was not easy to bat on it was difficult to hit back of a length deliveries The good thing is that they didnt bowl too many spinners He Kohli had a partnership with Yuvi Yuvraj Singh who twisted his ankle and they could not convert those one and a half runs into twos It was tremendous batting effort by him super batting Especially the areas you want to score runs there also he was very good and so was his running between the wickets said Dhoni at the postmatch presserKohli scored the bulk of the runs in the unbeaten 67 runs stand off 31 balls with Dhoni showing exemplary temperament in trying circumstances to get his team over the lineAsked how difficult it is to bat like Kohli did when the crowd gets completely into the game Dhoni said the innings spoke volumes about the righthanders characterYou are in the best position to enjoy When everyone is having fun celebrating the success you want to click a picture of it in the mind You wont really repeat it You would obviously celebrate it in the dressing room it is a team sport after all It is a responsibility that the individual takes and gives you more chance to prove yourself for the team and country It is a good thing to have and where it has also helped him that when the game goes into the last over a lot of things pop into your head Dhoni saidWhen you are calm it helps you take the right decision It is a good quality to be calm but at the same time he will always be an aggressive cricketer ready to take on challenges That is what I think is great He is heading in the right direction and he should not lose his own characteraggression that is what his strength is He is batting amazingly well He is fit he he can field anywhere and at same time he runs hard said the skipperThe running between the wickets from Kohli and Dhoni was also exceptional and the captain thinks a fast runner in the team is always an assetHe still needs to pay me I was running his runs Dhoni quipped before explaining the value of a good runnerIn the middle overs if you are a good runner it takes the pressure of you and puts pressure on the fielders and bowlers I am not somebody who is great I just play unorthodox cricket push it for two and hit a six if it is in my area I am not someone like Virat who can hit anywhereQuite a few middle order batsman who have been good they have been good runners too One example of that is Michael Bevan You have the opportunity of pushing the fielder especially the faster bowlers Every team has fielders who are the not the quickest or fielders who are quick but they dont have a strong shoulder So that is why you have to eye them he saidYuvraj was struggling with his ankle while batting with Kohli before getting caught at extra coverAsked what was the talk in the dug out in that scenario Dhoni said It is an easy decision when two individuals like Yuvi and Virat are batting Virat is the vice captain and Yuvi has played more than 250 ODIs for India You have to leave it to them to take the best decision