In praise of MSD, the best finisher in cricket history

Whenever I have too much to do in the last hours, it reminds me of one person. Guess who? Mahendra Singh Dhoni. I have not witnessed such an exceptional player in pressure situations. I like him so much that I pasted his image on my wall ( the same image I have used in this blog).  Look at the calmness on his face. Such a calm face in tough situations!  In nerve-wracking situations, I used to look at this image and calm myself down. On several occasions, this image works as a motivation for me to perform well in the last hours. Trust me, I have won in almost all of those occasions.

There is no doubt Dhoni is the most successful finisher in the history of cricket.  Among all the last over chases, I like the chase of 23 runs in an IPL game most. If you can chase 23 runs in one over, that too with two dot balls in first four balls, isn't it some kind of miracle?


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Forget chasing. Does anyone else have such a cricketing sense?  You name a situation when he hasn't surprised spectators with his wit and presence of mind. From batting to keeping and keeping to captaincy, he has surprised us in all his roles. I have never seen a player with such a high degree of presence of mind. For example, stumpings within a fraction of second, classic runouts, converting singles into doubles, picking the right bowler at the right time, and appropriate field changes at the right time and whatnot.  For some, it might be that he has a Midas touch, and that works well in such a way that all his decisions end up in fruitful outcomes. But, let me tell you that Midas touch can work once, twice, or thrice. It cannot work N number of times. It is solely his talent, Whether they admit it or not.

The memories of his first few matches are still fresh to me. I remember my younger brother saying to me, "Bhaiya, ek naya player aaya hai bade baal wala. bahut accha khelta hai  aur lambe lambe chakke maarta hai". From those days to my college days and till today, I have always been a big fan.  I might have criticized him, especially when India could have won easily,  but deep down, I have always appreciated him. Today, he is retiring from international cricket, but he will never retire from my heart.  Goodbye to him from the bottom of my heart. 

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