More than anything else though, his job as the spine of that middle-order will be one role to watch out for. When he was the captain, Dhoni time and again changed his batting position just to accommodate the younger crop of players. He altered his batting position as per the convenience of the unit and that adversely impacted his form. For instance, due to not having the fire power in the lower middle-order, Dhoni took the mantle upon himself and batted at 6, a position where he averages 45.16, as compared to number 4 and 5, where he averages 58.23 and 52.72 respectively.
As a consequence of batting at 4 or 5, Dhoni’s strike rate too increases by a considerable margin, solely due to the fact that he can spend more time in the middle. With Dhoni himself, Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja to form the middle and lower middle order, it will be upto Dhoni to ensure that a good start is converted into a solid finish. To do that, he will have to bat higher up at 4 and take charge of the proceedings at the appropriate moment.
All in all, fans can expect Dhoni to return to form, and watching him go about his job under the astute leadership of Virat Kohli will be a thrilling aspect for sure.