Inspiring the inspirational: 5 things MS Dhoni is yet to achieve in his cricketing career

3. Focus on his batting

Why does India’s best batsman come in at No. 7?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently India’s best batsman, at least in the limited overs format. And it’s an opportunity wasted at No. 7 in the batting order.

Quoting him again from the same interview,

“…I will have to take a call whether I can really 100% be available for the 2015 World Cup, because you don’t want a wicketkeeper in the side who has not played at least 100-odd games, at least close to 80-100 games, going into the World Cup.”

MS Dhoni can’t be expected to keep wickets, be the pillar in the batting order and lead India in all the formats come 2015.

The easiest job for Dhoni to leave, is his wicket-keeping. Dinesh Karthik, Parthiv Patel, Wriddhiman Saha and even Manvinder Bisla have tasted success in various forms of domestic cricket, but Dhoni’s multi-tasking has kept them out of the side.

It’s high time Dhoni relinquishes his wicket-keeping gloves in Tests and T20s and get that much needed breather. In ODIs, Dhoni’s place behind the stumps remains crucial for his chakravyuh to work in the unlikeliest of scenarios, and it’s important for him to retain that role.

With the added pressure of wicket-keeping reduced, Dhoni can come in at No. 5 or even No. 4, if I may be so bold, which can provide him ample time to play his masterpiece innings more frequently – consolidate patiently, and bring down the fires of hell in the finishing overs on the bowlers.