Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken the Indian team to a different level based on his game and leadership. The world’s first captain, he won the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy for the team under his leadership. He has always earned respect from the opposition team for his play and behavior whenever he steps on the field. They have proved on many occasions how unique and effective their sudden decisions are. These decisions came as a surprise to everyone and led the team to victory in the big event. A day before his 40th birthday, Dhoni takes a look at 5 such decisions –
In the 2007 T20 World Cup final, Joginder Sharma gave him the last over
In the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup final, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had an over, but Dhoni gave Joginder Sharma the last over. At the time, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was playing 37 off 35 balls. Dhoni got the opportunity here as Misbah hit three sixes in his 17th over. Joginder starts overweight. Misbah then hit a paddle shot and caught Sreesanth. India made history by winning the first T20 World Cup in Johannesburg.
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Ganguly-Dravid to be excluded from ODIs
In 2008, Dhoni dropped Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid in Australia in the Australia-Sri Lanka tri-series. Ganguly and Dravid have scored almost 23,000 runs in 50 overs. In such a situation, Dhoni’s decision to exclude this successful and senior pair from ODIs surprised everyone. When BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah was asked why this was the case, his reply was that we were focused on fielding. That’s why we wanted young players. India made history by winning the Triple Series for the first time here in Australia.
Promote yourself to fifth place in the 2011 World Cup
In the final of 2011, India were chasing 275 against Sri Lanka. Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli were out. Now the team needs 161 runs to win. All-rounder Yuvraj Singh was expected to be sent to bat, but Dhoni came to bat at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in fifth. Dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 and won the second World Cup. Gautam Gambhir scored a magnificent 97 runs in this match.
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Turning players 12-13 in the CB Series in Australia
Cricket in India is considered a religion and the players are worshiped. In such a situation, Dhoni came and changed this culture. In 2008, he began turning players around for better fielders. In the Commonwealth Bank Series 2012, Dhoni consistently turned Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. Despite having a good record, these three players never played together on the team. Dhoni was constantly rotating them. However, Dhoni has faced criticism for this.
The decision to open with Rohit Sharma
The year 2013 was very special for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This year he has won the ODI World Cup, the World Cup T20 and the Champions Trophy. He became the first captain in the world to win all three trophies of the ICC. This is the year they have put in some experiments to secure a place in the team of inconsistent players. Rohit Sharma was included in the squad for the 2007 T20 World Cup, but was unable to make a consistent appearance. In 2011, Dhoni was the first hero to open Rohit Sharma on a South Africa tour. Rohit has scored just 29 runs in three innings. In 2013, Rohit was given the chance to open another innings. Rohit scored 83 in Mohali. After that he didn’t look back. He came out of the middle order and became the most explosive batsman in the world. Rohit is the most successful captain in the history of IPL.
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