5 things MS Dhoni loved doing as a captain

England v India - Royal London One-Day Series 2014

The epitome of calm and shrewdness, trailblazer MS Dhoni relinquished his ODI and T20 captaincy in January 2017.

Dhoni conquered several titles - the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, IPL 2010, 2011 and Champions League 2010, 2014. Dhoni was spot-on with the decisions he made on and off the field. Apart from winning almost everything there was to win in limited overs cricket, he also had the most wins as a Test captain.

A wicket-keeper with lightning fast glove-work, an unorthodox but powerful batsman, MS is more popular for his tactics as a skipper.

Let us have a look at a few decisions Dhoni was drawn towards as a captain.

#1 Having a leg slip

MS Dhoni's trademark practice of having an old-fashioned leg slip gave India many wickets. With Indian pacers straying in line and leaking runs down the fine leg region, Dhoni's motive to have a leg slip was just to prevent the flow of runs.

Gradually it became a wicket-taking option, especially when spinners operated. The leg slip tormented players who have a tendency to shuffle across and work the ball toward the fine leg region.

The Australian skipper Steve Smith was a victim of this strategy. The leg slip restricted his standard movement toward the off stump and whipping the ball towards square leg or fine leg.