MS Dhoni has made the notoriety of being the best finisher ever, yet as per previous India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar, there is a fascinating story connected to it. Recollect the early long stretches of Dhoni, when his batting had recklessness like no other Indian cricket previously? Those innings of 148 against Pakistan and 183 against Sri Lanka not long after his India debut heightened Dhoni to moment fame, however, the greatest takeaway was his huge hitting batting capacity.
Dhoni would pursue the resistance and mallet gigantic sixes, which was inconceivable by an Indian cricketer. Also, this is when India had created any semblance of Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag. Nonetheless, Dhoni's beast force and quality were best in class, and subsequent to being named commander, Dhoni turned into significantly more determined in his shot-production.
Bangar, the previous India batting mentor has uncovered an intriguing anecdote concerning why Dhoni started controlling his common assaulting self, sharing subtleties of how the previous India chief understood the numerous layers that accompany batting.
“I came to know recently as to how - in his formative years because he is such a hitter of the ball, has that natural ability to clear - Dhoni curbed his natural instinct. He used to write on his thigh pad - 1, 2 - Tick Tick and 4, 6 - Cross Cross,” Bangar said on spots media organization.
“So every time he would go out to bat, and he’d be putting on his thigh pad, he’d probably have a look at that. It would remind him that he has to follow a process. And that is how by running those one and two he became such a great finisher.”
As a matter of fact, Bangar reckons it was the same ability to pinch singles and twos that made Dhoni the ‘best finisher in the world’. “Most finishers in world cricket have realised the importance of singles, doubles. You look at Michael Bevan, look at MS Dhoni. They have this thing in common, which helps them win cricket matches. It’s not those fours and sixes. And that is the process that MS Dhoni follows,” he said.
Bangar also weighed in on Dhoni’s struggles in the IPL 2020. The CSK captain has appeared a pale shadow of his former self, scoring only 164 runs from 10 matches. His highest score is an unbeaten 47 against Rajasthan Royals and on Monday, he was dismissed for 28 off 28 balls with two fours.
“What I have seen so far of MS Dhoni in this season is that he’s stopped doing his pre-delivery movements. Because of that he’s slightly late on the ball and when you’re 38-39, you have to give that extra bit of time when you’re playing pace bowlers in excess of 140-145. If he starts getting that extra slit of a second again, the ball will start connecting the middle of his bat,” Bangar said.