India’s veteran fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has opened up on moving from MS Dhoni’s captaincy to Virat Kohli. Kumar revealed it took him a few series to adapt to the different styles of both Indian captains.

While Dhoni was known to be calm, Kohli took an aggressive approach in his leadership tenure. Dhoni led India with great success in the white-ball formats, whereas Kohli took Indian cricket to new heights in the red-ball version.

“When Virat took over captaincy, it took time to understand. Not just for him, but for everyone. We were getting out of Mahi bhai’s era, and we were used to how he would handle things. Virat was completely different, so it took a few series to understand his thinking and intent. When he took over in Australia, he started talking about diet and training. A few people thought how was it relevant, but later on everyone aligned, and he also led by example by doing things himself too,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar said in a podcast with Jatin Sapru.

Kumar recalled an incident when MS Dhoni was not pleased with him when he had not completed his warm-up.

“I know everyone says Dhoni is calm, but he was someone who would come and quietly tell you things on the side and walk away. We were playing a game, one over had been bowled. I don’t know what had happened, but he came and put it out on me and said one over has been bowled, have you not warmed up yet?”

The RCB pacer revealed that former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is a mix of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

“Rohit was a mix of both. He is calm, but he also takes everyone for a run in the garden when he feels like it. So he is a mix. Everyone had their own strategies, but one thing in common was that all of them wanted to win.”

Kumar scalped 28 wickets in 16 matches of IPL 2026 and played a key role in taking RCB to glory.