4 reasons why MS Dhoni is the best Indian captain ever
Over the past few years, India have witnessed numerous captains who have led them in different situations and tournaments. Beginning from CK Nayadu to Virat Kohli, every skipper has tried his level best to get India to the top.
India's first prominent captain was Kapil Dev who led the side to glory in the 1983 World Cup. They started the tournament as underdogs but were rated highly at the end of it. Indian cricket fans born in the 1990s will tell you about how Sourav Ganguly helped the team to win overseas using his aggressive attitude. Dada was the one who was responsible for making a balanced Indian side in the early 2000s.
Under the leadership of Ganguly, a young MS Dhoni made his debut. 2007 was the breakthrough year for him as he led India to the title in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa. The former skipper has never looked back since.
Dhoni stepped down from captaincy on 4th January 2017 after leading the Indian side in 331 matches across all formats. On this note let us have a look at why Dhoni is the best Indian captain ever.
#4 Out-of-the-box tactics
The former Indian skipper is famous for his out of the box tactics. On most occasions, Dhoni has had the better of the opposition players because of his on-field tactics. From his fielding positions to his playing eleven, he got most of them right in his 10 years of captaincy.
In the 2011 World Cup Indian persisted with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the most part of the tournament but Dhoni brought in Ravichandran Ashwin for the quarter-final to surprise the opposition. Ashwin took the new ball ahead of Zaheer Khan and ended with figures of 2 for 52 in his 10 overs. He took the important wickets of Shane Watson and Australian captain Ricky Ponting.
Promoting himself to number five in the final of the 2011 World Cup was indeed the biggest gamble of his career. He promoted himself ahead of an in-form Yuvraj Singh and went on to win the match and the World Cup for India.