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Journalism of Courage
But the Dhoni method isnt for lesser mortals
Hours after Mahendra Singh Dhoni sealed another impossible-looking triumph,in a crucial final,with his last-over signature six in the Caribbean,India woke up to a happy Friday and got a weekend to indulge in that good-old debate: How does he pull it off,all the time? Actually,Dhoni did provide an answer to that question while collecting the Man of the Match and tri-series winners silverware. I think I am blessed with a bit of good cricketing sense. I thought 15 runs was something I could look for in the final over, he said. But good cricketing sense,which is nothing but the games conventional wisdom that coaches preach at the school nets,isnt about leaving too many too late.
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.
