5 big positives for India after the Sri Lanka series

#2 The wicket-keeper dilemma in ODIs and T20s has been sorted out for the time-being

MS Dhoni

Lot had been said and rightly so about MS Dhoni's patchy form in the recent past. He struggled in the Caribbean where his batting looked completely out of sorts and his finishing skills seemed to have deserted him.

Add to that, he was missing some catches and stumpings raising doubts whether he is the right man to be the number one wicket keeping option heading into the World Cup.

MS Dhoni was under immense pressure to deliver and to his credit, he found some of his old cool and calm self under pressure return in the chase in the second ODI. He along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulled off an unexpected win after Dananjaya ripped through the top order.

He followed that up with few more impressive knocks. Although he is not at his fluent best with the bat or the wicket-keeping gloves, he showed that he can still be the number one choice heading into the World Cup if he can continue the good work and carry on from the Sri Lanka series.

With the selectors unwilling to try out Rishabh Pant as a backup option in either of the formats so far, MS Dhoni through some good knocks has cemented his place. And with the backing he has received from the coach and captain, his place won’t be under a threat in the near future.

And not to forget with his vast experience, Virat Kohli could use his strategic skills in pressure situations in ODIs. This is something we get to see often when he wants to use the DRS and invariably, Kohli goes with Dhoni’s gut feeling.