NEW DELHI, June 30 (PTI): �Biggest load of bull**** I have been hearing�, Indian cricket team�s director Ravi Shastri said today, dismissing reports of a rift between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Shastri said the two players have utmost respect for each other and the Indian team was �one honest bunch� who believed in playing for each other.
�It�s (rift between Dhoni and Kohli) the biggest load of bull**** I have been hearing. It�s one honest bunch who believes in playing for each other. That�s why the results you have had over the last year, 70 percent of matches won,� Shastri told PTI in an interview.
�You ought to see the respect they have for each other. Kohli is young, flamboyant, in-your-face character. He will learn with the exposure he gets. He is only 26, let him settle into captaincy for a year or two,� he said.
Shastri spoke highly of current ODI captain Dhoni, calling him an all-time legend, who played on his own terms.
�Dhoni is an all-time legend. He is the kind of bloke who plays on his own terms. It�s best exemplified in the manner he quit Test cricket. I would have known many who would have loved to go for a 100-Test milestone,� he said.
Asked whether young players like Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have settled in the team, Shastri said their best is yet to come.
