5 cricketers who caught MS Dhoni's eye

MS Dhoni is known to be one of the greatest captains ever in Indian cricket. Out of the many leadership traits that Dhoni possesses, the prominent one is the way in which he is able to spot talent in players who may not look the part to most others.The most recent instance of a cricketer catching Dhoni's eye is the case of Hardik Pandya. Drafted into the Indian side at the back of an impressive 2015 IPL, Pandya has been very quick to win the favour of his skipper, who feels that the Baroda youngster is the all-rounder that the team needs.In the past too, there have been some cricketers in whom Dhoni has identified bundles of talent and he has used them to the best of their abilities. While a few of them managed to graduate to the national side, the others became popular names in the IPL.Here are 5 players who caught MS Dhoni's eye:

#5 Joginder Sharma

Joginder Sharma was used by Dhoni as a secret weapon

India may have won the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 thanks to a spectacular team performance, but the winning moment belonged none other than Joginder Sharma. The Haryana allrounder needed to defend 13 runs in the last over of the final against Pakistan and he managed to get rid of set batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to seal the deal for India.

However, the mastermind behind this epic move was Indian skipper MS Dhoni and made Joginder an overnight sensation. In the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League, Sharma was drafted into the Chennai Super Kings squad, where Dhoni was his captain once again.

Joginder Sharma may not have done much of note post his moment of brilliance at the World Twenty20, but he was one of the players who caught Dhoni's eye.