3 Instances When MS Dhoni's Plan Worked Like A Magic To Dismiss The Batsman

Well, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the few individuals in the cricketing world, who is blessed with a lot of unique qualities, a cricketer would ever be dreamt of. The former skipper of India is known for his captaincy, batting and for his wicketkeeping skills. Besides that, he has also got skills to read the game and can suggest the best procedure for his teammates to deliver the goods. Meanwhile, let’s have a look at his masterful tactics to dismiss a batsman.

Here are they:

3. When MS Dhoni asked Kuldeep Yadav to come around to Trent Boult:

Well, this has been the latest one in the majestic box of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It was in the first ODI of the 5-match series between India and New Zealand at Napier. The home side is in deep sort of troubles, as their batting section showed poor game of cricket.

Dhoni – Ye aankh band kar ke rokega. Idhar se daal sakta hai.
Kuldeep goes round the wicket.
Boult does exactly the same
Boult caught Sharma bowled Kuldeep.
Look at the reactions of Dhoni & Kuldeep ??
Dhoni ka dimaag Chacha Chaudhary se bhi tez chalta hai??#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/aC8Vs0gUPc

— The Joker (@cooljalz1808) January 23, 2019

Meanwhile, it was the turn of Trent Boult, who has got the responsibility to add something on the board. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t the case, as there was Masterman in the opposition ranks.

He asked Kuldeep Yadav to come from around the wicket and told him that Trent Boult will play the delivery blindly. Dhoni wanted Kuldeep to come around, as the ball won’t turn inside from the other side of the wicket. The result is that Trent Boult edged right the first ball of Kuldeep to walk back.

2. When Dhoni showed his sledging against Proteas in 2006:

It was the time when Mahendra Singh Dhoni is making his baby steps in the longer version of the game, especially, in overseas games. However, it didn’t stop him from showing his class behind the wicket.

It was the innings when Indian bowlers showed their real character to Proteas. The discarded Sreesanth was the star bowler for India, who picked up 5 wickets in the innings. Coming back to the topic, MS Dhoni, from behind the wickets told to Andre Nell ”Come on guys Let’s bring the Eiffel Tower Down.”

It was a great game for India, as they won the game by 123 runs. Sreesanth collected man of the match trophy for his 8-wicket haul while VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly are among the run-scorers.

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Sachin Tendulkar tricked Shahid Afridi:

The matches between India and Pakistan have always been a great affair. The fans of both sides love to witness the clashes between them like none other. Meanwhile, in one of those games, MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar showed their brilliance to trich Shahid Afridi.

Initially, in the over, Shahid Afridi smashed Sachin Tendulkar to the boundary by dancing down the pitch. MS Dhoni, who noticed it, asked Sachin Tendulkar to bowl a wide on the next delivery. Sachin executed it to the perfection and then MS Dhoni dismantled the stumps behind Afridi in a flash.

Time and Time again, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come up with a brilliant piece of cricket to make fans go crazy at him. Currently, he is the most experienced player in the Indian National Cricket Team.