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Dhoni's 300th ODI: You will always be our captain, says Virat Kohli

Dhoni hit an unbeaten 49 off 42 in India's 375 for five in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli

Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga looks on as India's Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates after win the match during the 4th ODI match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Colombo
"You will always be our captain," is what an emotional Virat Kohli told Mahendra Singh Dhoni before presenting a specially designed silver bat to the India great on completing 300 One-day Internationals on Thursday.

Dhoni, who hit an unbeaten 49 off 42 in India's 375 for five in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka, was felicitated on the ground in the presence of the entire Indian team.

Kohli's short speech touched everyone's hearts.

"What do I say. 90 percent of us started our career under you. It is an honour to give this memento to you. And you will always remain our captain," said the current Indian captain drawing a loud applause from his teammates.
 
Dhoni is the sixth Indian to get to 300 ODIs and others are Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammed Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.

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First Published: Aug 31 2017 | 10:45 PM IST

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