Here are some famous on-field decisions taken by the captains in Cricket.
2007 ICC World Twenty20
With a young facet and playing in a fairly new format, Dhoni with his great leadership and management abilities marshalled his troops quite properly as India clinched the first ever T20 World Cup title. The victory was even sweeter for Indian fans as the Dhoni-led side defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in a nerve-wracking final. Defending a moderate 158, Dhoni and his men bundled out Pakistan for 152 in the closing over. Dhoni’s decision to go with Joginder Sharma in the ultimate over in opposition to an in structure Misbah-ul-Haq is nonetheless regarded to be one of the largest masterstrokes in world cricket.
2011 World Cup Final
Carrying a reputation of a power hitter, Dhoni was having an ordinary World Cup with the bat in 2011. But the wicket-keeper batsman had saved his best for last. In the final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni promoted himself up the order, ahead of the in-form Yuvraj Singh. An unbeaten 91 off 79 balls that also featured the incredible winning six made Dhoni just the second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to win the ODI World Cup. It also further boosted his image of being the best finisher in the game. The morning after the famous win, images of Dhoni going bald and holding the World Cup trophy at the Gateway of India broke the internet.
Sourav Ganguly’s decision to opt for batting and playing with two spinners in England in 2002
As seen in traditions, if the captain wins the serve, he usually opts to ball first. Playing on two spinning machines in England seems like a daring decision. Sourav Ganguly took a daring decision in 2002. The Indian side had already lost 1-0 in an away draw when Ganguly made the bold decision to take first place in the draw. Yes. Visitors gained 628 miles at a loss of 8 wickets. Meanwhile, England’s batting, Harbhajan and Anil Kumble took a combined 21 wickets in the match, helping India win the match and end in a 1-1 draw.
MS Dhoni’s decision to back Ishant Sharma and let spinners bowl in death overs at the Champions Trophy 2013
Due to the rain, the match was reduced to 20 shots per side. Virat Kohli scored 43 runs, with a total of 129 for India. England is expected to win in the second half. By that time, Ishant had 27 runs in his three-over spell. Dhoni decided to support him in the 18th over, and this decision completely changed the scenario of the game. Ishant achieved two main wickets and India was back in the game. The remaining damage was done by Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja defending the net and won the match by 5 runs.
2011 ODI World Cup final
After 28 years of long waiting, India won the 2011 ODI World Championship, which will always be a historic victory for Indian fans.
Then MS Dhoni made the bold decision to take fifth place in the final match, overtaking Yuvraj Singh, who played brilliantly in this place.
The two hosts, Sri Lanka and India, met in the final and the first who fought first scored 274 runs with the big goal of catching up with the second.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar performed earlier, but Gautam Gambhir is strong on one side.
Surprisingly, following Virat's departure, Dhoni finished in 5th place and played a historic 91 runs inning, making India the second ODI World Championship in cricket history.
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