5 Coolest things MS Dhoni has done

Being the captain of the most talked about cricket team in the world is not an easy job, but MS Dhoni has shouldered this responsibility for nearly a decade with ease. Captain cool, as they call him, has time and again showed his wits on the field and won a million hearts. There is absolutely no way in which anyone could describe the abilities and the mindset of this modern day legend. He is known for his unorthodox, never seen before approach and no wonder that it is this uniqueness has got him this far. Here are 5 coolest things MS Dhoni has done: 1. Hitting sixes off the last ball: MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: AFP) MS Dhoni is famous in the cricketing universe as the best finisher in the modern day game. Well, this is just a testimony of his daredevilry on the field. He has not only finished off games for India but finished them in style. MS has the knack of hitting last ball sixes. He holds the record for hitting the most number of last ball sixes in international cricket. He has done so on 9 occasions in ODI cricket and thrice in T20Is. He hit a six off the last ball once in a Test match as well, and twice in IPL matches. The most recent of his last ball hitting spree came in the final league game of his franchise Rising Pune Supergiants when he hit Axar Patel for a maximum to seal the game for his team. In the international fixtures, the most recent was in the Asia Cup finals, when he hit Al-Amin Hossain for a six to win the Asia Cup earlier this year. However, the best of them remains to be the six that won the ICC World Cup for India in 2011. Also read – 26 Facts about MS Dhoni – The most successful Indian captain 2. Para-jumping with the Indian Army: MS Dhoni parajumping. (Photo Source: Twitter) MS Dhoni received an honorary Lieutenant Colonel post in the Indian Army in the year 2011 along with Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra. Dhoni had the choice among 4 regiments and the adventure lover that he is, chose the Paras as he believed he could contribute more with them. MS is known for having attended various camps and trainings with the elite Indian Army. Recently in 2015, Dhoni became the first sportsperson to para jump from a military transport An-32 aircraft, successfully completing the first jump as part of his training with the elite Para regiment of the Indian Army. 3. Believing in his instincts: MS Dhoni. (© Getty Images) Dhoni has been successful partly because he doesn’t over plan a lot prior to the game and rather trusts his gut feeling on the field to take crucial decisions. He is a gambler in every sense and is never shy of taking risks. This is perhaps the coolest aspect of the captaincy of the captain cool. When the chips were down for India in the finals of the ICC World T20 finals in 2007, he handed the ball to a rookie When the chips were down for India in the finals of the ICC World T20 finals in 2007, and that is when he handed the ball to a rookie medium pacer Joginder Sharma ahead of veteran Harbhajan Singh. The bid paid off and India registered a historic win. Dhoni has often taken it all on himself and taken over the strike to ensure he finished off the crunch games. A true master of this art, MS is surely the best bet to lead any side in the world. Also read – 5 MS Dhoni traits that inspire us the most 4. Super quick stumpings: (Photo Source: Getty Images) While people keep talking about how good is MS Dhoni is with the bat and his moves on the cricket field as a captain, his wicket keeping is often left behind in the shadows. But truth be told, MS is undoubtedly the best wicket keeper of his generation. He has very fast reflexes behind the stumps that has often seen him inflict stumping in milliseconds. He also has the habit of pretending that there is no way in which the batsman is in danger of being run out and then suddenly springs up the ball out of nowhere to dislodge the stumps. In a recent incident, during the ICC World T20 in 2016 against Bangladesh, India had to defend 2 runs in 3 balls. India successfully defended it. Needing 2 off the last ball, Dhoni ran upto the stumps to run out the batsman and secured a thrilling win. 5. Marathon last over run chases: MS Dhoni Rising Pune Supergiants. (Photo Source: BCCI) He is a master of last over run chases. As it is rightly said, when you have Dhoni on strike and 15 runs to win off the last over, the pressure in on the bowler and not on him. India played Australia in the tri-series in 2012, when India needed 13 off the last over to win. Dhoni made it look easy and finished the match with 2 balls to spare as he clobbered Clint McKay to seal the match for India. In the Celkon Cup Tri-series finals in 2013, Dhoni did an impossible task of scoring 15 runs in the last over as India won by just 1 wicket and from the fringes of defeat. He hammered Irfan Pathan for 16 runs in the final over during the knockout game of IPL 2010. He surpassed his personal best when he smashed Axar Patel for 23 runs in the final over, taking his team Rising Pune Supergiants to a miraculous win. Need we say more? Also read – MS Dhoni at his best, 37 best pick quotes by the Indian skipper

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