Five things which captain Dhoni has done for the betterment of Indian Cricket

Five things which captain Dhoni has done for the betterment of Indian Cricket: MS Dhoni, arguably the best leader Indian cricket has ever seen has completely revamped India cricket in the past 8 years, he has made some stiff calls like dropping senior players and instigating the exuberance of youth in the team and has often been ridiculed for some of his decision but one can’t deny in his 8 years as captain he has taken Indian cricket in the right direction, won India numerous trophies in the process and has set the examples of leadership pretty high for his successor to follow. Here are the five things which MS Dhoni has done for the betterment of Indian cricket. 5. Transformation of the team: One of the most pertinent questions which would have come in every Indian cricket fan in the last decade was what will happen once Sachin, Rahul and Sourav retire? (© Getty Images) One of the most pertinent questions which would have come in every Indian cricket fan in the last decade was what will happen once Sachin, Rahul and Sourav retire? Some fans even feared Indian cricket could die after the departure of this TRIMURTI but MS Dhoni has ensured the transformation of Indian cricket has happened almost flawlessly, Indian ODI team has blossomed even after the departure of senior players and the likes of Virat, Rohit, Dhawan , Raina and Rahane has filled the huge void wonderfully well. No one other than captain deserves the most credit of grooming the youngsters and providing them with the confidence to perform at the highest level. 4. Bringing Express Bowlers to setup: Since the days when Indian cricket got the permanent status as a cricket nation till the 2007 (Photo Source : Getty Images ) Since the days when Indian cricket got the permanent status as a cricket nation till the 2007, Indian cricket rarely produced any bowler who can bowl 140+ consistently, Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan are the only names which comes in the mind but in the last few years under the captaincy of Dhoni Fast bowlers has come in abundance, our country has around four to five bowlers who can bowl 140+ consistently. Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami has the audacity to challenge any pace attack in the world in the terms of speed and in developing this crop of fast bowlers captain has an influential role, as without the backing of skipper these bowlers could have lost their path however having said that these paces have still a long way to go. 3. Winning Tournaments: Sourav Ganguly is regarded as one of the most successful skipper in Indian cricket but the team did not win any major ODI tournament (Photo Source: International Cricket Council ) Sourav Ganguly is regarded as one of the most successful skipper in Indian cricket but the team did not win any major ODI tournament besides the Natwest Tri series in his 5 years of captaincy, they reached the final of almost every tournament they played but somehow or the other they failed at the final hurdle. Under Dhoni’s captaincy India broke the jinx of losing in final and they have every ICC trophy in their cabinet. 2. Handling Pressure situations: He has often set the examples for team mates in the most crunch situations prime examples being his knock in the World Cup final of 2011. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Be it the final of 2003 World Cup or all Important match against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup, Indian team used to always falter at the most crucial stage of a tournament, there was no shortage of prowess in the team but players weren’t able to handle high pressure situations, by being icy cool on field in the most nerve wrecking situations Dhoni has passed on the confidence among his players who look up to their captain in the pressure situation. He has often set the examples for team mates in the most crunch situations prime examples being his knock in the World Cup final of 2011. 1. Improved the fielding standard: When Dhoni took charge in 2007 the fielding standards of the Indian team were quiet poor, more than half of the team were liabilities on the field (Photo Source:AFP) When Dhoni took charge in 2007 the fielding standards of the Indian team were quiet poor, more than half of the team were liabilities on the field, though our catch conversion were pretty good but one generally did not associated nimbleness and agility with the Indian fielders then but the things have considerably changed since then and India fielding team is among the best in the world right now. India posses a pool of talented fielders and Virat, Raina, Jadeja, Rahane, Rohit etc are all world class fielders. Dhoni believes one can’t control the batting and bowling part in the match but one can certainly control the fielding part; he has numerous times stated the importance of a crucial run out or saving 15-20 runs in the final outcome of the match. Importance he gave to fielding since the start of his leadership is definitely reaping rewards now.