The 4 men who've led their teams to the semis

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord once said, 'I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep'. As we reach the final stages of World Cup 2015, the four marshalls who have led their warriors to the semifinals have amply displayed their leadership traits over the course of the tournament.The team which wins two more matches will lift the trophy and each of the four semifinalists have displayed their mettle in the past one month and proven that they are better than the rest.Here's a look at the unique styles of the four captains:

#1 MS Dhoni - India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not known as 'Captain Cool' for nothing. He has a cricketing mind that few seem to understand. His instincts and spontaneous decisions have left pundits and supporters baffled due to them not being ‘standard’, but that is what has got him plenty of success. Giving Joginder Sharma the final over in the T20 final, promoting himself up the batting order over in-form Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup final are some of Dhoni's decisions which baffled all, but worked wonders.

Most cricket pundits had ruled India out of the reckoning for the World Cup after their dismal performance in the Australia tour preceding the tournament. But, Dhoni had other plans. The pacers started firing, the spinners are strangling the opposition, openers are providing starts and the middle order looks solid. All the cogs have fallen into place and as they say, the rest is history-in-the-making, just so we don't jinx it.