- Decisive Approach
Bowling Ishant Sharma in the 18th over of the Champions Trophy 2013 final
India enjoyed a great tournament en route the Champions Trophy 2013 final but all the batsmen failed to live up to the expectations on the big occasion. India only managed put on the board 129 for 7 off 20 overs and England were looking firm favourites to win the trophy.
But MS Dhoni had other ideas. He cleverly organized his troops and kept the pressure mounting on a relatively nervous England. All Indian bowlers did their part barring Ishant Sharma who proved to be too expensive. Even when the spinners were bowling so well, Dhoni unexpectedly opted for Ishant Sharma in the 18th over.
Sharma bowled a superb over, taking the wickets of both the set batsmen, Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara, and thus turning the match around. Choosing Ishant also gave Dhoni an extra option for a spinner in the last two overs which ultimately proved to be an outstanding decision. India defended the low total successfully and Dhoni became the first captain in the world to have won all possible ICC trophies.