MS Dhoni As India Captain
MS Dhoni, the only Indian captain to win all 3 ICC white ball trophies, made tough decisions as India’s skipper.
Rotation Policy
MS Dhoni started the rotation policy in the 2008 CB series, playing Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Gautam Gambhir in alternate games to shift to a younger team.
Dropping Dravid and Ganguly
MS Dhoni dropped Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid from the 2008 CB series in Australia due to their fielding, marking a shift towards India being a top fielding nation.
The Joginder Sharma Final Over
With 1 over remaining, MS Dhoni chose Joginder Sharma over Harbhajan Singh for the final over, and he delivered.
Promoting Himself In 2011 WC Final
In the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, MS Dhoni promoted himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh.
Promoting Rohit Sharma As Opener
In 2013, MS Dhoni promoted Rohit Sharma from the middle order to the opening spot, and the rest is history.
Using Ishant Sharma As Death Bowler
MS Dhoni trusted Ishant Sharma in the death overs, and he delivered, becoming a key member of the 2013 Champions Trophy winning Indian team.
Sudden retirement from Tests
MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket and gave up the captaincy in 2014, with Kohli becoming the next captain and eventually the best Indian Test captain of all time.
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