We have an in-form Rohit Sharma, who can produce match-winning innings by staying till the last over.
We have an in-form Shikhar Dhawan, who can provide you a good start.
We have an in-form Virat Kohli, who can adapt to any conditions and increase the run rate.
We have an experienced Yuvraj Singh, who can steal the game away from the opponent at any time.
We have an in-form Ravindra Jadeja, who can finish the innings well.
But when all the above mentioned star players fail, we have MS Dhoni.
The Indian captain has played some match winning innings in situations where Indian team looked like “falling like nine pins”. Leading from the front, Dhoni performed well under immense pressure and helped India to score competitive scores.
Mitchell Johnson bowled to his captain’s strategy, bowling short balls, and the result was that Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh and Ravindra Jadeja were dismissed quickly. With the score at 76/4, Virat Kohli needed a partner with whom he can consolidate the Indian innings. MS Dhoni came out and his intentions were clear- survive till the 40th over and accelerate after that. This was another magnificent innings from the Indian captain.
He was aware of the situations around and never tried to lose his wicket by playing foolish shots. With wickets falling at the other end he settled for just ones and twos. He twisted his ankle when he took the first run but he went on fighting and at last, scored another “fighting” century.
He stayed till the last over and accelerated India’s score past 300, which at one moment looked 250.