India’s new cricket coach Gary Kirsten says one-day skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a more charismatic person while Test skipper Anil Kumble commands more respect from his team-mates.

“Anil Kumble commands great respect from his team. He is a performer of note and has done it for many, many years. He is a tremendous person and brings in his personal qualities to the job", Kirsten was recently quoted as saying in an interview.

"Someone like Dhoni is more charismatic. He just backs himself and completely believes in his ability. He has got an unbelievable knack of getting the players under him to feel the same.

"He has the ability to get the best out of his players. That's a great quality, which I was fortunate to have under Hansie Cronje," Kirsten said.