Virat Kohli has revealed that only Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent him messages of support during a tough phase of mental struggle after quitting the Test captaincy. Kohli, 33, has shrugged off his extended dry run with the bat at the Asia Cup 2022, hitting two successive half-centuries, including 60 against Pakistan in a losing cause in Dubai on Sunday. Kohli took a month off to recharge ahead of the six-nation tournament that acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup beginning next month. The former captain's loss of form became a constant talking point in world cricket, but he said the hard times had revealed his true friends. "I would only say one thing, when I left Test captaincy I got messages only from MS Dhoni and nobody else," Kohli said.