'A champion player always competes with himself and never runs after records'- Reetinder Singh Sodhi.
Shastri said that if the team can compete there and put it across them, it will be the ultimate as they are born to play hard cricket.
'We would have wished he won another 40 and create a record.'- Harbhajan Singh
'Are they not playing together for the country?'- Shoaib Akhtar.
This is why I feel that only a player who features in all formats should be made captain- Sunil Gavaskar.
He felt that Virat Kohli didn't want anyone to sack him as the captain.
Both of these senior players have done well in overseas test in the past and will be looking to prove their mettle in the upcoming tour to South Africa.
During a pre-tournament media interaction organised by the ICC, Kohli, who is still chasing a world title as skipper of the Indian team, expressed his delight at Dhoni's appointment.
After India defeated Australia in the Test series Down Under earlier this year, Shastri had advised Kohli to consider leaving white-ball captaincy in both formats.
While Kohli has maintained that he would remain captain in the other two formats, one can't say with absolute certainty that he will be India's 50-over skipper going into the 2023 World Cup at home.