Finish like Dhoni

In the final at Port of Spain,India needed 24 runs from the last five overs. Elementary mathematics would advocate five from the final six balls,while most captains would push their players to finish the game much before that. However,Dhoni bucks the trend and comes up with his own template to chase down targets while trekking steep run slopes. He believes in prolonging the hunt,to attack the weakest link in the rival camp. But the Dhoni method isnt for lesser mortals as it requires precise skills and a big heart.

Its this out-of-the-box approach to captaincy that has inspired some IITians to map Dhonis brain. The world wants to understand why the Indian skipper took off his gloves to start bowling in the Champions Trophy semi-final he almost got a wicket right away. Or why he gave that extra over to the till-then-not-too-impressive Ishant Sharma who struck two vital blows to England in that extended spell. To call him lucky would be to undermine the achievements of the most successful Indian captain and one of the games all-time great finishers. So how does he make it happen almost every time? In Dhonis answer theres a hint. His Midas touch is actually a rare cricketing sixth sense.