Throwback: MS Dhoni missed birth of daughter Ziva due to THIS reason unlike Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli’s predecessor MS Dhoni followed a different ethos. Dhoni, one of the most successful Indian captains in all formats of the game and winner of 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 50-over World Cup titles, missed the birth of his daughter Ziva as he was leading the side in the 2015 World Cup in Australia.

Current Indian skipper Virat Kohli returned mid-way from his team’s last tour to Australia to be with his Bollywood star wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of their daughter Vamika. India had gone down 0-1 in the series after getting bowled out for just 36 in the opening Test when Kohli decided to fly back, handing over the reigns to Ajinkya Rahane. Kohli’s predecessor MS Dhoni followed a different ethos. Dhoni, one of the most successful Indian captains in all formats of the game and winner of 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 50-over World Cup titles, missed the birth of his daughter Ziva as he was leading the side in the 2015 World Cup in Australia. Although Team India failed to defend their World Cup title in 2015, but Dhoni’s leadership skills still managed to take them to the semifinals that year, where they lost to eventual champions Australia. The Chennai Super Kings captain has always been very committed to his team – playing with few niggles, negating back issues or being on-field even after being hit on an eye by a bail (in 2016). Dhoni’s wife Sakshi delivered a baby girl, Ziva Dhoni, just ahead of India’s 2015 ODI World Cup campaign. It is believed that Sakshi had dropped a text message to Suresh Raina, Dhoni’s close friend, while informing him of the newborn’s arrival.