Kolkata: With the decibel rising, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir clearly nudged ahead of the other skippers on the popularity stakes. Wait... there was Virat Kohli as well, a close third.


RCB skipper Virat Kohli gestures during a practice session at the Eden Gardens yesterday. Pic/PTI 

And if one counted the number of cheers that went up every time the giant screen focussed on him during Anushka Sharma's dance, he would have been at par with 'Captain Cool' and the home team skipper. All this as the skippers signed the 'spirit of the game' pledge.