5 reasons why India loves MS Dhoni

4) Gut feelings

Dhoni has made a career out of winning matches with logic defying, yet game changing decisions. The cornerstone was laid way back in 2007. In the final of the World T20, Dhoni trusted the unheralded Joginder Sharma to bowl the last over ahead of the much more experienced Harbhajan Singh.

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While, it is debatable how much of Joginder’s success was down to his ability or Misbah’s misjudgement. What cannot be discounted is the fact that if Dhoni believes in something, he never hesitates to try it out.

This has come back to bite him on several occasions. Be it his Quixotic bowling changes in test cricket, or team selections in crucial games. Dhoni has regularly been chastised for making poor decisions. But again, this is to be expected in a cricket crazy nation like India.

On the other hand, it has led to memorable victories in 2 World Cup finals, among others. The most recent case was in the 2016 Asia Cup match against Bangladesh. Dhoni entrusted the last over to Hardik Pandya, who managed to pull off an incredible victory.

Post Edited By: Utkarsh Bhatla

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