Calcutta: Some have wrongly interpreted Virat Kohli's general comments on "doubtful decision-making," specifically referring to the first two ODIs in Bangladesh, as an attack on ODI (and T20) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Fact is that the two seem to be bonding like never before.

"I've been the India manager a few times and my impression is that Dhoni and Kohli are actually closer today than in the past...

"Don't get me wrong, but I didn't find the same degree of closeness during the tri-series in Australia, which preceded the World Cup...

"In the just-ended ODIs, though, Dhoni and vice-captain Kohli were especially close...

"So, to even suggest that one tried to have a go at the other couldn't be further from the truth," Biswarup Dey, the India manager, told The Telegraph on Thursday evening.

Dey added: "I don't like revealing anything talked about in the dressing room, but I should nevertheless point out that Kohli had been brutally honest after we lost the first ODI...

"Kohli accepted that he was one of those who didn't play well in that match and that the players had to collectively take responsibility for the team's failure...

"There was no suggestion on Kohli's part that Dhoni was to be blamed for the errors in judgement...

"Of course, after the defeat in the second ODI, nobody had anything to say. The shock of the series loss led to complete silence in the dressing room."

Dey's take should, at least, clear the air appreciably.

It's unfortunate that some have tried to create an unnecessary controversy, taking Kohli's quotes to the official broadcaster out of context.

Time, perhaps, to recall what Kohli, who now leads the Test team, recently told this Reporter when asked if he'd been getting impatient to captain India in all three formats.

Not putting on an act, Kohli had categorically replied: "Oh no... I know where I stand."

Trust the clear-headed Kohli to be practical.

Most of the players and Dey will leave Dhaka at different times on Friday. Dhoni and Kohli, for example, left during the day itself.

All three ODIs, by the way, had a reserve day.

If the ODI series in Bangladesh last June marked the start of an enormously lengthy 2014-15 season, then the final ODI there, on Wednesday, signalled the end.

India finished with a very handsome win percentage of 66.67, with making the World Cup semi-final, courtesy seven victories on the trot, being the highlight.

Only world champions Australia, ranked No.1 in ODIs, ahead of India, registered a better success percentage -76.92 - in the same period.

"Dhoni and Kohli cut a cake in the dressing room, not because we won the last ODI, after losing the first two, but because we had an excellent win percentage of just under 70...

"That would be remembered as a top-bracket achievement, which is why the cake-cutting ceremony. Then, in the ODI rankings, India are a creditable No.2," Dey, also the Cricket Association of Bengal's treasurer, said.

A year ago, India were No.3, so there has been an improvement in the rankings.