Former India captain MS Dhoni is considered one of many sharpest minds in world cricket. From time to time, Dhoni’s former teammates have narrated tales about his tactical brilliance on the sphere. Dhoni, who’s the one Indian captain to win all three ICC white-ball tournaments, not too long ago led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League title. Despite having fun with a variety of success in worldwide, in addition to franchise cricket, Dhoni’s captaincy fashion stays a thriller.

Having introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket in 2020, Dhoni continues to win hearts.

India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer is the most recent participant to spill the beans on Dhoni’s tactical brilliance.

In a current dialog, Venkatesh recalled taking part in towards Dhoni’s CSK, and the way the previous India captain’s innovatie discipline setup led to his downfall.

“I and one more guy was batting. There were two fielders on the off-side – a short third man and covers. Everything was fine before he just called a fielder and placed it the other side. The very next ball went the exact same way and he was out caught. He could have had some bad luck too but I was wondering ‘Why did it have to be off the very next ball? It could have happened 3-4 deliveries later, right?’ Suddenly it felt ‘Oh man! What a mind this guy has’,” Venkatesh said on Raj Shaman’s podcast.

The 28-year-old additional revealed that he was left shellshocked by his dismissal, and needed to confront Dhoni after the match to ask him concerning the purpose behind his choice.

“Just this year, I was batting and I played a shot and got out at short third man. I turned around and saw ‘He is standing wrong. That’s not where a fielder stands. He is standing at a wrong position; he should be more to the right. Then I realised ‘Oh’. I asked him after the match, ‘Bhaiyya, kyu?’ (Why?) He said the way the ball was leaving my bat; the fielders should be a lot fine. Then I was like ‘WOW! I never even thought like that. To think so quickly then and there, and to understand the angle – cricket is all about angles – to read it is I think his biggest strength,” the all-rounder concluded.