Happy birthday ms dhoni: On hearing the name of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, that image emerges in the eyes of cricket lovers, throwing feet, walking in the air, the ball going beyond the boundary, and the same calm confidence in the eyes. Today, when MS Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday, it would be interesting to understand how a simple family boy became the greatest finisher in the world.
Dhoni from railway station to cricket ground
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand (then Bihar). Dhoni, who belonged to a middle class family, loved football in childhood. He used to be the goalkeeper of his school team. But seeing his agility, the coach asked to do wicketkeeping in cricket and it was a new chapter started from here. Dhoni did not leave cricket even while working as a railway ticket collector. He would play in local matches after paying duty at the railway station. But the fire of becoming a ‘finisher’ within him continued to heat up with patience and time.
Start of foundation for becoming finisher
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected in the Indian team in 2004. He played his first international ODI match against Bangladesh on 23 December 2004, was run out without opening an account. After that Dhoni played an explosive innings of 148 runs in the match played against Pakistan in 2005. This was followed by a historic innings of 183. Which he played against Sri Lanka in Jaipur. This was the same period when the world saw for the first time that Dhoni could not only score runs, but can win the team alone in difficult circumstances.
Brain balance is the strength of finisher
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not called ‘Captain Cool’. To become a great finisher, the batsman should not only have strength or strokes, but also to read the situation and make decisions under pressure. The Dhoni of this art was stayed. He repeatedly proved that winning in the last over is not a magic, but a combination of strategy, confidence and experience. They knew which bowler to target, which ball to leave, and when to play a big shot.
World Cup final finishing peak
History was created on 2 April 2011 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India was in trouble against Sri Lanka in the final. But captain Dhoni sent himself to the fifth and played an unbeaten 91 -run innings and won India after 28 years and won the World Cup. With that, Dhoni gave new meaning to the word Finisher. Earlier it was used only for players playing big shots in the last overs. But Dhoni made a full role. After the collapse of the top order, handling the innings, keeping the run rate balanced, and finally finishing the match without panic.
Dhoni’s finishing career in statistics
Score 10,773 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 47.60. Number 6 or is the most run -scorer playing below. Returned unbeaten 84 times in ODI cricket. During his time, India has successfully tried the target of more than 200 runs more than 40 times. Dhoni also played a big role for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL. He not only made the team the champion 5 times, but also won the last over dozens of times. His “tala” became not only because of performance, but due to the finishing capacity and leadership skills.
