New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan untangled the characteristics that define and differentiate the captaincy of India's celebrated stars, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

In his record-shattering career, Dhawan was a part of the two captaincy eras that lifted the status of Indian cricket to a sheer force of dominance, redefining the standards of cricket.

Under Dhoni's captaincy, 'Gabbar' debuted for India in the international circuit. While with his long-time friend Virat, Dhawan contributed to turning India into a modern-day giant across all formats.

For the former explosive southpaw, Dhoni's calm demeanour and experience of making his team perform at optimum level stood out the most.

"All of them have thei...