1. The desire to bow out on a high:
In his very first series after relinquishing captaincy, Dhoni made his mark by scoring 165 runs including a 134-run knock in the three-match series against England earlier this year.
He was promoted up in the batting order and made full use of it. Dhoni would be keen to put up a similar performance to help India win the Champions Trophy in England and it might motivate him to bring down curtains on his illustrious career on a good note.