Strengths
- Dhoni might be 37, but his remarkable agility and lightning reflexes behind the stumps haven’t abated one bit. The blinders of catches that he has pulled off in the past one year are testament to it. The wealth of experience that Dhoni brings to the table is unparallelled too. Not just a master at judging DRS decisions, he is captain Kohli’s go-to man for strategy in sticky situations.
Weaknesses
- The entire debate on whether Dhoni ought to play the World Cup in England next year revolves around his waning batting skills. The pre-eminent finisher in world cricket often struggles to get off the mark, and then consumes too many balls, something his critics never tire of pointing out. However, in the past 21 matches he played, he didn’t get to bat eight times. One must consider match situations too.
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In an old, popular TV commercial, Mahendra Singh Dhoni declares: “I believe that it’s not the runs, but how you run the...
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