GIF: MS Dhoni dead bats a delivery instead of hitting the winning run

In the 2014 World Cup T20 semi-final fixture against South Africa, which India won by six wickets and 5 balls remaining while chasing a target of 173, MS Dhoni, as usual, got the chance to finish the match off with a six when just 1 run was required off 7 balls. The Indian captain, however, chose to dead bat the delivery, for Virat Kohli, who was solely responsible for India to be at such a comfortable position that they found themselves to be in, to score the winning runs. Here is what happened:

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