Dhoni: I am not somebody like Virat

But, Dhoni knows that Virat is a special talent and this knock, like Virat said, was arguably his best, given the conditions and the slowness of the pitch. "I think it was an incredible innings. The fact is this wasn't an easy wicket to bat on. Back-of-length deliveries were difficult to get away, especially against the spinners,” continued the captain.

The fact that Steve Smith didn’t bowl out his spinners helped India’s cause. “The good thing was I don't think they bowled too many spinners. Also, in between, he was hampered when he had the partnership with Yuvraj and they couldn't convert those one-and-a-half runs to twos. Maybe because of that, to some extent, we had to chase maybe one run per over more than what we would have liked.

"It was tremendous batting effort from him, superb batting. Especially the areas where you want to score runs, where you want to play big shots. I think more often than not, it is about selection of shots and execution of shots. I feel overall, Virat was very good not just with his strokeplay but also in the running between the wickets - you take minimum risk if you can run fast."

Dhoni also added that the team would like to stay prepared in case of a worst-case scenario. "We would definitely like to keep a replacement ready, like you see how Bhuvneshwar is travelling with us. So that he is in touch with cricket, and travelling with us. So that he's in that mental space where if he has to play immediately, he's ready to perform. So we'll definitely call for a replacement if the physio says it's really bad, we'll take it forward from there," concluded the winning captain.