Team India’s 5-run loss to South Africa in the first ODI at Kanpur revealed an ugly truth that no MS Dhoni fan would want to know. The fact that the burly right-hander is past his prime!
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Dhoni came onto the crease when Rohit Sharma was in full flow and was clearing the boundary at will. It was India’s game but MSD’s 30-ball 31 killed the hosts’ hopes.
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Every time Rohit would clear the fence, Dhoni would follow it with unnecessary dots. His inability to hit Imran Tahir’s leg-stump full tosses for more than a single was shameful.
India needed 11 runs in the final over and the Dhoni of old would have done it with a ball to spare, but the current Dhoni couldn’t even clear the 30-yard circle, revealing the bitter truth.
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