Dhoni finishes off in style! India lift the world cup after 28 years

Remember 2nd April, the World Cup victory and the plot?

“Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd! India lift the World Cup after 28 years!”

screamed Ravi Shastri on air. Dhoni just tweaked his elbow.

What a fairytale end it was for the crowd to watch with that majestic six from MS Dhoni. Dhoni held his pose as he watched the ball, Yuvraj began to celebrate before the ball had even gone for six and the man they call Captain Cool had sealed his place in history. Sachin’s dream of lifting the world cup came true. The nation celebrated with him.

One can associate many words with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. ‘Cool’, ‘calm’, ‘tough’, ‘confident’, ‘match-winner’ and so on. But the word that is most appropriate to describe the man would be ‘unconventional’. He was a man who did not play by the rulebook. Whether as a leader, batsman or wicket-keeper, he went about it in his own way. And MSD had made it quite apparent fairly early in his career when he gave Joginder Sharma the last over in the famous World T-20 final against Pakistan. His cricket was, mostly, accompanied by uncertainty and surprise.

India will really miss his calming effect in pressure cooker situations, not just as a leader but as a batsman as well, for he has played some decisive knocks for India coming down the order.

It is really shocking that Dhoni wishes to step down as the captain of the Indian Cricket Team from the ODIs and the T20 formats of the game. This is heart-breaking. While thinking MSD way, Kohli most likely 2019 World Cup captain, so best that he leads in the Champions Trophy so best he starts now. Right thought Captain, but we will miss you!