There’s something very special about MS Dhoni. When Hardik Pandya had gone for eight runs leaving Bangladesh needing two runs in three balls to win and virtually knock out India of World T20, a billion and more people probably gave up believing, but not MS Dhoni. The Bangladeshi batsmen for reasons known best to them, just lost their cool, as they tried end the match Dhoni-style with a big six and lost two wickets in the next two balls. But what happened next belied belief. Needing a run to at least draw the match, the batsman missed the ball but ran for it.
But somehow Captain Cool had envisioned the scenario, took off his right glove and sprinted to the stumps and knocked off the bails to keep India alive in the tournament.
Dhoni said after the match: "What you're trying to do is trying to manage chaos. You have to assess everything but it has to happen in a short span of time." I don't want to say everything but the decision was what length to bowl, what line to bowl. If you are going for yorkers, what is the field and also keep in mind about the strength of the yorker. And also I knew, once the 20th over starts, you can take all the time you want. I can't be fined," Dhoni said cheekily. Dhoni also was sympathetic for Bangladesh's best finisher Mahmudullah Riyadh. "Often it does, at times you look to finish it with the big shot. And if you think you have wickets in hand, you think others can finish it. And when you are batting well, you go for your shots. Its a learning curve for Mahmudullah as it happens with all finishers. That's what cricket is all about, If that had gone for a six, it was a great shot. Great courage. That's what cricket is.
A commentator can have a look later and say whether it was a bad shot or not," Dhoni said with his tongue firmly in cheek. Dhoni also praised Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled an unbelievable 19th over. "Bumrah bowled really well, the second over that he bowled, he was under pressure, with the field restrictions. It was a reflection of his misfield and the dropped catch, but he had to forget about what happened and that's what we told. I feel he is somebody who is very good with the yorkers and he did very well. "There were two occasions when we had to make the game and instead of using our part-timers and we bowled our frontliners. It was a very good bowling effort."
