MS Dhoni – calm and composed, was never wilted by pressure. Dhoni has been an institution of great strength, of guile, of taking the right decisions, of doing the right things the right way. The master never allowed the emotions to get the better of him. He was always calm like a monk in the thundering situations with his focus always intact.
In fact, it was not that Dhoni might not have felt the pressure in the crunch situations of the match. He might have, after all, he is also a human. However, it was his ability to never put it on display for the opposition – that got him the laurels. Thus, his players also got the same confidence and the Indian team has reaped fruits for the same.
Dhoni was able to produce results.
Dhoni’s methods were simple and he had conveyed the same to the selectors as soon as he took over the baton of captaincy. He wanted to take Indian cricket to great heights and he made sure that he put his best efforts.
Dhoni always wanted an athletic team which would have been fast on the field. He wanted the best fielders and those who were not up to the mark were left out of the squad. Dhoni wanted to make an impact from the get-go and his vision was clear as a crystal.
Subsequently, Dhoni backed the players he wanted in his team. He knew it would be worth it to invest in the young blood and the team was able to borne fruits after some time. In fact, if a player was not able to produce from the word go, Dhoni would keep his faith in him. The former skipper will give ample opportunities to one particular player before seeking other options to replace him.
Dhoni always stayed two steps ahead of the opposition.
It was not only MS Dhoni’s cool and composed nature that made him the most successful captains in the Indian cricket history but also he knew how to stay two steps ahead of the opposition. Dhoni would set the appropriate field for his bowlers and his guidance to his bowlers were gold dust.
The talisman knew how he could get the best out of his players and he would always put his weight behind his players. He led India in 200 One Day Internationals in which the team won in 110 matches and lost 74 games. 11 matches ended in no-results and five games ended in a tie. Dhoni had a win percentage of 59.52 in One Day Internationals, which is the second best after Virat Kohli.
Furthermore, Dhoni had a great understanding of the game, which helped him get great rewards. In fact, there is no doubt that Dhoni is one of the shrewdest minds to have embraced the game. He was able to take India to glory in the 2007 World Cup, 2011 World Cup and the Champions. Hence, he is the only captain to have all the three ICC trophies in his cabinet as the skipper.
Dhoni has taken some of the bravest decisions of the Indian cricket and he was able to reap fruits for the same. In fact, most of the Dhoni’s decisions had come off which makes him one of the best Indian captains of all time.
